Aristocracy, Considered in Its Relations With the Progress of Civilization. from the Fr., With Notes by the Translator

Hippolyte Philibert Passy

ISBN 10: 0461234262 / ISBN 13: 9780461234268

Published by HardPress Ltd, 2021

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• Title: Aristocracy, Considered in Its Relations With the Progress of Civilization. from the Fr., With Notes by the Translator
• Publisher: HardPress Ltd
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461234262
• ISBN 13: 9780461234268
• Binding: Paperback / softback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 526 grams

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Aristocracy, Considered In Its Relations With The Progress Of Civilization. From The Fr., With Notes By The Translator by Hippolyte Philibert Passy presents a comprehensive examination of aristocratic privilege across European civilizations. Passy traces the origin of aristocracy to early social formations and the shift from mutual dependency to hereditary power, arguing that privilege consolidates wealth, lands, and political influence while constraining the growth of industry, population, and social mobility. The work analyzes the legal instruments that sustain aristocratic rule—primogeniture, entails, and other fiduciary devices—and their effects on social order, economic development, and national prosperity. Passy tests these ideas against England, France, Poland, Russia, Spain, and Holland, and discusses how modern civilization tends toward equality of rights as the condition for sustainable progress. The Translator’s Appendix includes extracts from debates on primogeniture and majorats, a discussion of the French Civil Code, and reflections on the English system. The volume advocates reform toward greater distributive justice and a more flexible political economy aligned with civilization’s advancing needs.