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Synopsis
Until recently, Chinese law was not much studied either in China or abroad. It is now generally realized that law has been very important in Chinese society, and that most of what has been said about it is wrong. The result has been that "the new scholarship on legal history has already begun to influence perceptions of Imperial Chinese state and society in the broader sino-logical community, and may well have an impact on scholars of contemporary China". Along with this development of an interest in Chinese law among sinologists has come a realization among students of comparative law of the necessity to consider Chinese law. One of the problems of pursuing this new interest in Chinese law has been the lack of translations of the relevant materials. This translation of "The Qing Code", the principal code of the last Chinese dynasty (1644-1911), is prefaced by an introduction in which Professor Jones sets the scene, and describes some of the problems facing scholars coming to the study of the code for the first time. William C. Jones is the author of "General Principles of Chinese Civil Law in China".
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About the Author
William C. Jones is the Charles Nagel Professor of International and Comparative Law at the Washington University School of Law, St Louis, Missouri.
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- PublisherClarendon Press
- Publication date1994
- ISBN 10 0198257945
- ISBN 13 9780198257943
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages471
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Oxford University Press, 1994
ISBN 10: 0198257945
ISBN 13: 9780198257943
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hardcover. Condition: Very Good. [Qing Dynasty Law] xxx, 441 pages ; 24 cm. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Bookplate. "The Great Qing Code is the first accurate and complete translation of the body of law which lay at the heart of Chinese law during the last dynasty of the Chinese Empire (1644-1911). Covering every aspect of law, from concubinage to criminal damage, the code was virtually a handbook for the administration of the Empire, and as such is one of its most remarkable products.". Seller Inventory # 2408280009
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Condition: Very Good. Very Good++ in a Very Good+ dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is clean and glossy with no tears, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Light wear to the boards; The textblock edges are unblemished; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5" - 9.75" tall); 1.9 lbs; Dark purple jacket with title in white lettering; 1994, Oxford Press; 472 pages; "The Great Qing Code: A New Translation," by William C. Jones. Seller Inventory # SKU-0050AG03004044
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