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CONTENTS²

ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF THE AUTHOR

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER I.

OF THE RANK AND CONDITION OF WOMEN IN DIFFERENT AGES.

SECT. I. The effects of poverty and barbarism, with respect to the condition of women

SECT. II. The influence acquired by the mother of a family, before marriage is completely established

SECT. III. The refinement of the passions of sex, in the pastoral ages

SECT. IV. The consequences of the introduction of agriculture, with respect to the intercourse of the sexes

SECT. V. Changes in the condition of women, arising from the improvement of useful arts and manufactures<vi>

SECT. VI. The effects of great opulence, and the culture of the elegant arts, upon the relative condition of the sexes

CHAPTER II.

OF THE JURISDICTION AND AUTHORITY OF A FATHER OVER HIS CHILDREN.

SECT. I. The power of a father in early ages

SECT. II. The influence of the improvement of arts upon the jurisdiction of the father

CHAPTER III.

THE AUTHORITY OF A CHIEF OVER THE MEMBERS OF A TRIBE OR VILLAGE.

SECT. I. The origin of a chief, and the degrees of influence which he is enabled to acquire

SECT. II. The powers with which the chief of a rude tribe is commonly invested<vii>

CHAPTER IV.

THE AUTHORITY OF A SOVEREIGN, AND OF SUBORDINATE OFFICERS, OVER A SOCIETY COMPOSED OF DIFFERENT TRIBES OR VILLAGES.

SECT. I. The constitution of government arising from the union of different tribes or villages

SECT. II. The natural progress of government in a rude kingdom

CHAPTER V.

THE CHANGES PRODUCED IN THE GOVERNMENT OF A PEOPLE, BY THEIR PROGRESS IN ARTS, AND IN POLISHED MANNERS.

SECT. I. Circumstances, in a polished nation, which tend to increase the power of the sovereign

SECT. II. Other circumstances, which contribute to advance the privileges of the people

SECT. III. Result of the opposition between these different principles<viii>

CHAPTER VI.

THE AUTHORITY OF A MASTER OVER HIS SERVANTS.

SECT. I. The condition of servants in the primitive ages of the world

SECT. II. The usual effects of opulence and civilized manners, with regard to the treatment of servants

SECT. III. Causes of the freedom acquired by the labouring people in the modern nations of Europe

SECT. IV. Political consequence of slavery<i>