Diamant Neil (129 results)

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Paperback. Condition: New. This interdisciplinary book of essays addresses critical issues arising from the emergence of legal process and legal institutions in contemporary China. The introduction by the editors and the individual chapters attempt, for the first time, to bring to bear on the study of Chinese law the law-and-society scholarship that has enriched Western legal studies.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Book is in 'as new' condition. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. In 1950, China's new Communist government enacted a Marriage Law to allow free choice in marriage and easier access to divorce. Prohibiting arranged marriages, concubinage, and bigamy, it was one of the most dramatic efforts ever by a state to change marital and family relationships. In this comprehensive study of the effects of that law, Neil J. Diamant draws on newly opened urban and rural archival sources to offer a detailed analysis of how the law was interpreted and implemented throughout the country. In sharp contrast to previous studies of the Marriage Law, which have argued that it had little effect in rural areas, Diamant argues that the law reshaped marriage and family relationships in significant--but often unintended--ways throughout the Maoist period. His evidence reveals a confused and often conflicted state apparatus, as well as cases of Chinese men and women taking advantage of the law to justify multiple sexual encounters, to marry for beauty, to demand expensive gifts for engagement, and to divorce on multiple occasions. Moreover, he finds, those who were best placed to use the law's more liberal provisions were not well-educated urbanites but rather illiterate peasant women who had never heard of sexual equality; and it was poor men, not women, who were those most betrayed by the peasant-based revolution.…

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Paperback. Condition: New. This interdisciplinary book of essays addresses critical issues arising from the emergence of legal process and legal institutions in contemporary China. The introduction by the editors and the individual chapters attempt, for the first time, to bring to bear on the study of Chinese law the law-and-society scholarship that has enriched Western legal studies.…

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Condition: Good. : Este libro examina el impacto de la Revolución Comunista en la estructura familiar china entre 1949 y 1968. A través de fuentes de archivo urbanas y rurales, Neil J. Diamant ofrece un análisis detallado de cómo se interpretó e implementó la ley en todo el país, explorando las políticas, el amor y el divorcio en la China urbana y rural durante este período transformador. EAN: 9780520217201 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Historia Título: Revolutionizing the Family Autor: Neil J. Diamant Editorial: University of California Press Idioma: en Páginas: 458 Formato: tapa dura.…

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Condition: New. This book explores legal mobilization, culture, and institutions in contemporary China from a perspective informed by 'law and society' scholarship. Editor(s): Diamant, Neil Jeffrey; Lubman, Stanley B.; O'Brien, Kevin J. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 tables, 9 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340. . 2010. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . . …

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