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1 online resource (xxi, 293 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Note |
Limited edition of 450 copies. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""The History of the Language and Transmission of Legal Concepts: Concrete and Abstract Rights in Medieval England, China, and the Middle East""; ""The Conceptualization and Transmission of Abstract Rights: The Romanization of English Law""; ""The Elaboration of Absolute, Concrete, yet Fluid Rights: The Islamization of Arabic Law""; ""The Formation of Concrete, Specific, yet Conflicting Rights: The Moralization of Chinese Law"" |
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""Legal Language, Reasoning, and the Structure of Legislation: The Authority of Words and the Words of Authority in English, Chinese, and Islamic Law""""The Boundaries of Meaning, Linear Reasoning, and the Separation of Powers: The Authority of Words in English Law""; ""Fluid Meaning, Correlative Reasoning, and Diverse Jurisprudence: The Words of Interpretive Authority in Islamic Law""; ""Boundless Meaning, Multidimensional Reasoning, and Boundless Power: The Words of Legislative Authority in Chinese Law""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index"" |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Law -- China -- History.
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Law. |
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China. |
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History. |
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Islamic law -- History.
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Islamic law. |
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Law -- Great Britain -- History.
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Great Britain. |
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Semantics (Law)
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Semantics (Law) |
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Law -- Language.
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Law -- Language. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Subject |
Law. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Gu, Sharron. Boundaries of Meaning and the Formation of Law : Legal Concepts and Reasoning in the English, Arabic, and Chinese Traditions. Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2014 9780773528789 |
| ISBN |
9780773560024 (electronic book) |
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0773560025 (electronic book) |
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9780773578333 (electronic book) |
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0773578331 (electronic book) |
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9780773528789 (bound) |
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9780773528784 (print) |
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0773528784 (bound) |
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