Contracts [Hardcover]

E. Allan Farnsworth (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 4, 2004 | ISBN-10: 0735526427 | ISBN-13: 978-0735526426 | Edition: 4

This eagerly awaited revision of a prestigious student treatise helps professors demystify the intricacies of contract law. Long respected for its clarity and accessibility, Contracts, in its completely updated Fourth Edition, continues to illuminate doctrine and practice.

The textbook builds on its well-known strengths:
Comprehensive coverage of all of the topics that figure prominently in most contracts courses.
Intuitive, insightful approach for first-year law students...
Clear explanations of the rules, illustrated with noteworthy examples. Incorporation of many recent cases into examples.
Clear prose and incisive analysis Reflection of the expertise of the author, who has also written a successful practitioner treatise. Suitability for use alongside any casebook.
The Fourth Edition keeps pace with developments in the field, providing:
Detailed comparisons of the contract rules of 2003, revised Article 2 (2003), with previous Article 2.
Citations to revised Articles 1 and 9.
Citations to dozens of new cases, including those applying CISG (Vienna Sales Convention) and reference to current decisions in such areas as employment agreements, enforceability of arbitration clauses, anti-nuptial contracts, liquidated damages, pre-contractual liability, and electronic contracting.
Citations to new law journal articles and updated citations to other secondary sources.
Learning contract law will be less daunting when the Fourth Edition of E. Allan Farnsworth's Contracts is available for extra assistance.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 940 pages
• Publisher: Aspen Publishers, Inc.; 4 edition (May 4, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735526427
• ISBN-13: 978-0735526426
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.2 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #322,934 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #91 in Books > Law > Business > Contracts

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41 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Student edition of a great treatise, May 14, 2001

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John S. Ryan "Scott Ryan" (Cuyahoga Falls, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Contracts, Third Edition (Softcover) (Textbook Treatise) (Paperback)

E. Allan Farnsworth was a reporter for the Restatement (Second) of Contracts, and until the American Law Institute publishes a Concise Restatement of Contracts, this book is about as close as we're going to get.

This volume is a one-volume condensation, for student use, of Farnsworth's three-volume treatise on contract law, and it's worth every penny it costs. It may, however, be a bit daunting for a One-L looking for a text to supplement the casebook, so you might consider using Calamari as your main hornbook.

But my personal recommendation is that you buy both if you can; where Calamari is brief, Farnsworth elaborates a great deal and provides plenty of dense, helpful detail. I myself used Calamari for basic principles and Farnsworth for further discussion.

Farnsworth is also the author of _Changing Your Mind: The Law of Regretted Decisions_. Check that one out too.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for understanding the law of contracts, July 12, 2001

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This review is from: Contracts, Third Edition (Softcover) (Textbook Treatise) (Paperback)

Excellent book, explanations are clear, text is organized and covers all relevant details what you need to know to succeed on the finals. I did not buy this book during the first term, unfortunately, but bought during the second term. It literally saved me from getting "C" and lower. Highly recommend for every law student.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A REALLY GREAT CONTRACTS HORNBOOK .., October 26, 2003

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Shuterbug "shuterbug" (MARS) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Contracts, Third Edition (Softcover) (Textbook Treatise) (Paperback)

This is a really great COntracts Hornbook - Farnsworth lays out headnotes/topic sentences in the margins which narrate the particular paragraph/sub-issue you are reading - which assists one in building their outline - IE use the headnotes as one-line topic summary. HOWEVER< I ratd this a "4" because Farnsworth has dropped several of the older classic contract cases for newer - more current cases - therefore - to be REALLY complete - I would get the older edition Farnsworth Contracts as well ( so you are covered with all the casebook cases ) - they can be had for $5.00 - $10.00 just about anywhere. I had mine listed on AMAZON, but have withdrawn it because of this little issue - I use them both - the differences are pretty minor as far as the theory. Actually, the earlier editions is a lighter read - the footnote info of the later edition - are paragraphs in the earlier editions..