Revisiting the Contracts Scholarship of Stewart Macaulay: On the Empirical and the Lyrical: 10

“… a highly recommendable text. The essays commenting on Macaulay’s work go beyond simple reviews. They often present novel, insightful, and sometimes challenging perspectives on the subject that fifty years ago, Macaulay began unpacking. Together these essays capture the arc of not only Macaulay’s scholarship, but also the intellectual tradition that preceded his work and advances that have been built upon it.” –Richard R. W. Brooks, Wisconsin Law Review, Volume 2013, Issue 6

“This new book, offering a multi-authored retrospective of Macaulay’s work…offers a useful opportunity to those less familiar with Macaulay to assess the relevance and importance of his scholarship to modern contract law; those already familiar with Macaulay’s writing will appreciate the detailed critique of his scholarship contained within the work.

…this is an excellent collection of essays on the scholarship of a leading figure in US contract law…for anyone wishing either an introduction to relational contract theory or a thorough examination of both its present state and its potential for developing specific areas of contract law, this is an excellent place to look.” –Martin Hogg, The Edinburgh Law Review, Volume 17

“… a highly recommendable text. The essays commenting on Macaulay’s work go beyond simple reviews. They often present novel, insightful, and sometimes challenging perspectives on the subject that fifty years ago, Macaulay began unpacking. Together these essays capture the arc of not only Macaulay’s scholarship, but also the intellectual tradition that preceded his work and advances that have been built upon it.” –Richard R. W. Brooks, Wisconsin Law Review, Volume 2013, Issue 6

“This new book, offering a multi-authored retrospective of Macaulay’s work…offers a useful opportunity to those less familiar with Macaulay to assess the relevance and importance of his scholarship to modern contract law; those already familiar with Macaulay’s writing will appreciate the detailed critique of his scholarship contained within the work.

…this is an excellent collection of essays on the scholarship of a leading figure in US contract law…for anyone wishing either an introduction to relational contract theory or a thorough examination of both its present state and its potential for developing specific areas of contract law, this is an excellent place to look.” –Martin Hogg, The Edinburgh Law Review, Volume 17

Jean Braucher is Roger C Henderson Professor of Law at the University of Arizona.

John Kidwell was, until his death in 2012, Emeritus Professor of Law at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

William C Whitford is Emeritus Professor of Law at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.