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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Bibliografiska uppgifter
Huvudupphovsman: Zhang, Ting (Legal historian) (Författare, medförfattare)
Materialtyp: Licensed eBooks
Språk:engelska
Publicerad: Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2020]
Länkar:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=2391526
Innehållsförteckning:
  • 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.