Although the law of contract is largely settled, there is at present no widely-accepted comprehensive theory of its main principles and doctrines or of its normative basis. This collection of six full-length and original essays, written by some of the most eminent scholars in the field, explores the general theory of contract law from a variety of theoretical perspectives. While the essays build on past theoretical contributions, they also attempt to take contract theory further and suggest new and promising ways to develop theory of contract law.
Although the law of contract is largely settled, there is at present no widely-accepted comprehensive theory of its main principles and doctrines or o...
Although the law of contract is largely settled, there is at present no widely-accepted comprehensive theory of its main principles and doctrines or of its normative basis. This collection of six full-length and original essays, written by some of the most eminent scholars in the field, explores the general theory of contract law from a variety of theoretical perspectives. While the essays build on past theoretical contributions, they also attempt to take contract theory further and suggest new and promising ways to develop theory of contract law.
Although the law of contract is largely settled, there is at present no widely-accepted comprehensive theory of its main principles and doctrines or o...
This book takes a surprising look at the hidden world of broccoli, connecting American consumers concerned about their health and diet with Maya farmers concerned about holding onto their land and making a living. Compelling life stories and rich descriptions from ethnographic fieldwork among supermarket shoppers in Nashville, Tennessee and Maya farmers in highland Guatemala bring the commodity chain of this seemingly mundane product to life. For affluent Americans, broccoli fits into everyday concerns about eating right, being healthy, staying in shape, and valuing natural foods. For Maya...
This book takes a surprising look at the hidden world of broccoli, connecting American consumers concerned about their health and diet with Maya farme...
Benson's biography, the first on this controversial and misunderstood boxer, tells the fascinating story of the first African to win a world championship in boxing. "Has all the elements of a Shakespearean tragedy set in the Roaring Twenties."--Thomas Hauser, author of "Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times."
Benson's biography, the first on this controversial and misunderstood boxer, tells the fascinating story of the first African to win a world champions...
Battling Siki (1887-1925) was once one of the four or five most recognizable black men in the world and was written about by a host of great writers, including George Bernard Shaw, Ring Lardner, Damon Runyon, Janet Flanner, and Ernest Hemingway. This is a biography Siki.
Battling Siki (1887-1925) was once one of the four or five most recognizable black men in the world and was written about by a host of great writers, ...
According to Peter L. Benson, the capacity to generate vision is among life's most beautiful and unheralded gifts. To him, a vision is more than just a goal, more than just a dream of what could be it is a summons, a pull towards the future, an inspired call to make real that which should be. In Vision: Awakening Your Potential to Create a Better World, Benson takes readers on an uplifting exploration of this powerful concept.Starting with examples of great visionary moments in history, such as the drafting of the Declaration of Independence and Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a...
According to Peter L. Benson, the capacity to generate vision is among life's most beautiful and unheralded gifts. To him, a vision is more than ju...
