Circulating the Code : print media and legal knowledge in Qing China /
"Expanded dissemination of legal information during the Qing dynasty (1644-1911) transformed Chinese law, judicial authority, and popular legal consciousness. This volume combines methodologies from the study of print culture and legal history to compare different official and commercial editio...
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| Language: | English |
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Seattle :
University of Washington Press,
[2020]
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| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=2391526 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- chapter 1. Qing legislation and imperial editions of the Great Qing Code
- chapter 2. Commercial publications of the code
- chapter 3. Reading the code
- chapter 4. Law and legal information in popular handbooks
- chapter 5. Popular legal education
- Conclusion: the impact of printing on law and legal culture.