A History of the Anglo-American Common Law of Contract

A History of the Anglo-American Common Law of Contract
ISBN-10
0313261512
ISBN-13
9780313261510
Category
History
Pages
382
Language
English
Published
1990
Publisher
Praeger
Author
Kevin M. Teeven

Description

This first booklength survey of the 800-year evolution of Anglo-American common law contract begins in 12th-century England and extends to contemporary America, focusing on how procedural, economic, intellectual, and social considerations tempered the form of contract law and analyzing the thought of lawyers and judges throughout the period. Covers Plantagenet royal courts in England to contract law in the context of American urban, industrialized society; reviews public policy, consumerism, and codification; and poses questions about the future direction of contract law.

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