PS Atiyah
An Academic Autobiography
Will be published approx. on 31. January 2026
Book
Hardback
248 pages
978-1-3995-4984-4 (ISBN)
Description
PS Atiyah (1931-2018) was one of the world's great legal scholars of the twentieth century and formerly Professor of English Law at the University of Oxford. He made immense contributions to, in particular, the law of contract and the law of torts.
Atiyah's principal works include The Rise and Fall of Freedom of Contract, The Sale of Goods, An Introduction to the Law of Contract, Pragmatism and Theory in English Law, The Damages Lottery, Form and Substance in Anglo-American Law and Accidents, Compensation and the Law.
His work is of enduring relevance. His autobiography sheds light on his research and on the state of the academy in the second half of the previous century.
Atiyah's principal works include The Rise and Fall of Freedom of Contract, The Sale of Goods, An Introduction to the Law of Contract, Pragmatism and Theory in English Law, The Damages Lottery, Form and Substance in Anglo-American Law and Accidents, Compensation and the Law.
His work is of enduring relevance. His autobiography sheds light on his research and on the state of the academy in the second half of the previous century.
Reviews / Votes
This is not only a personal account of the peripatetic and often conflict-filled career of an outstanding academic lawyer of the twentieth century, who spanned the globe from Africa and Australia to Britain and the USA; it also paints a vivid picture of a multi-cultural wartime upbringing in Khartoum, Beirut and England, amidst an extraordinary family. -- Hector L MacQueen, University of Edinburgh This volume is a rare gift: a page-turning memoir from one of the greatest minds of the twentieth century common law. We hear from both the brilliant, original, iconoclastic lawyer, and the outsider, the humane individual whose experiences in Africa, the UK, the US and Australia formed an extraordinary and inspirational life. -- Jane Stapleton, University of CambridgeMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
6 b/w illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
526 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-3995-4984-4 (9781399549844)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
PS Atiyah QC (hon) FBA (1931-2018) was a leading legal scholar of the 20th century and formerly Professor of English Law at the University of Oxford. He made immense contributions in particular to the law of contract and the law of torts but also to commercial law, comparative law, legal history, legal institutions and the role of courts/judiciary. Atiyah's principal works include The Rise and Fall of Freedom of Contract, The Sale of Goods, An Introduction to the Law of Contract, Pragmatism and Theory in English Law, The Damages Lottery, Form and Substance in Anglo-American Law and Accidents, Compensation and the Law, each of which made a major mark on the law.
James Goudkamp is Professor of the Law of Obligations at the University of Oxford and Fellow of Keble College, Oxford
James Goudkamp is Professor of the Law of Obligations at the University of Oxford and Fellow of Keble College, Oxford
Content
Foreword
Editor's Preface
1. My Family
2. Childhood
3. Schooldays and Holidays
4. Post-War England
5. Back to Khartoum
6. Interlude in Ghana
7. Back in England
8. Excitement at the Board of Trade
9. Back in Oxford
10. Australian Interlude
11. Warwick University
12. Oxford Again
13. America
14. Winding Down
PS Atiyah's Published Works
Atiyah Family Tree
Editor's Preface
1. My Family
2. Childhood
3. Schooldays and Holidays
4. Post-War England
5. Back to Khartoum
6. Interlude in Ghana
7. Back in England
8. Excitement at the Board of Trade
9. Back in Oxford
10. Australian Interlude
11. Warwick University
12. Oxford Again
13. America
14. Winding Down
PS Atiyah's Published Works
Atiyah Family Tree