附註:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Wanting to make a commitment -- Regretting being committed -- How a promise expresses commitment -- Why a promise should commit -- When a promise does commit -- A surrogate for an enigma -- Wanting to make a commitment (reprise) -- Enforceable promises to make gifts -- Commitment without promise -- The reach of a commitment -- The strength of a commitment -- Interlude -- Relinquishment by performance -- Reinforcement by gift -- What can be given -- Relinquishment by waiver -- Preclusion by equitable estoppel and laches -- Preclusion by rejection -- Preclusion by election -- Preclusion by prescription.
