This volume pays tribute to the many achievements of Philip Aneurin Thomas. When asked to write a biographical account of his life, I was struck by how many beginnings Phil had been involved in. Early experiences in the United States and East Africa made him part of an important group of scholars who brought new ways of thinking about law and the law school to the United Kingdom in the 1970s. He was there at the beginning of the socio‐legal movement, making a major contribution to the multi‐disciplinary research environment that socio‐legal scholars now take for granted, and instrumental in establishing a number of institutions, including this journal. Finally, his personal and academic trajectory cannot be fully understood without an understanding of the importance of his being Welsh and a committed socialist.

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Philip Aneurin Thomas的许多起点

该书赞扬了Philip Aneurin Thomas的许多成就。当被要求写关于他一生的传记时，我为Phil参与了多少起步而感到震惊。在美国和东非的早期经验使他成为重要的学者群体的一员，这些学者带来了对法律的新思考方式1970年代到英国的法学院。他在社会法律运动开始之初就在那里，为社会法律学者现在认为理所当然的多学科研究环境做出了重要贡献，并有助于建立包括本期刊在内的许多机构。最后，如果不了解他是威尔士人和坚定的社会主义者的重要性，就无法充分理解他的个人和学术轨迹。