Primitive Civilizations Simcox Paperback Cambridge University Press Volume 2

Primitive CivilizationsOr, Outlines of the History of Ownership in Archaic Communities\nAuthor(s): Edith Jemima Simcox\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108021852, 978-1108021852\nSynopsis\nEdith Simcox [tel] was a prominent British feminist, social critic, and prolific writer. She published many articles and essays advocating support for women's rights to education, improved working conditions and suffrage. Her scholarly works in philosophy and economic history sought to demonstrate that contemporary capitalism was not the only route to a prosperous society. These volumes, first published in 1897, contain a comparative analysis of the economic history of ancient societies. Simcox discusses and compares aspects of economic history including ownership, industry and commerce, and domestic relations and ownership rights within families, in ancient Egypt, Sumeria and China. Through her comparisons,]