A History of the Anglo-American Common Law of Contract

by Kevin M. Teeven

This is the first booklength survey of the Anglo-American common law contract over its 800-year history, from genesis in 12th-century England to the present form in contemporary America. The volume presents a technically accurate yet readable analysis that focuses on how the form assumed by contract law was tempered by the reasoning of lawyers and judges, and procedural, economic, intellectual and social considerations throughout the period. Of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313261512
• ISBN13: 9780313261510
• Release Date: October 1990
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.6"