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This is a legal-historical text on the changes in the concept of freedom of contract by English Professor Patrick Atiyah. The central theme is that the notion of a contract based on consent (or a 'meeting of minds') was almost entirely absent before 1800 in the law. Instead it was based on reliance or the receipt of a benefit.
The condition of England in 1770 -- The intellectual background in 1770-I -- The intellectual background in 1770-II -- The legal background in 1770 -- Contract law and theory in 1770-I -- Contract law and theory in 1770-II -- The condition of England, 1770-1870 -- The role of government, 1770-1870 -- The role of the individual, 1770-1870 -- The intellectual background, 1770-1870-I -- The intellectual background, 1770-1870-II -- The legal background, 1770-1870 -- Freedom of contract in the courts, 1770-1870-I -- Freedom of contract in the courts, 1770-1870-II -- Freedom of contract in parliament, 1770-1870 -- The condition of England, 1870-1970 -- The intellectual background, 1870-1970-I -- The intellectual background, 1870-1970-II -- The legal background, 1870-1970 -- The decline of freedom of contract, 1870-1970 -- The wheel come full circle.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1979-