| Description |
xii, 416 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Law, society, and culture in China
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Law, society, and culture in China.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-398) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: legal culture and historical change -- The evolution of a crime and its punishments -- Statecraft legalism and administrative despair -- Mechanics of litigation mastery : who, where, how -- A clientele empowered -- The disputation of the body snatchers : judicial depravity and legal culture -- Entrepreneurs of power : land, lineage, and litigation mastery on the Southeast Coast -- Trickster tales : cunning power and the invocation of an alternative male ideal -- Conclusion: "lawyer" b ashing and litigation loathing -- Appendix: ruminations on statistics for litigation rates in the eighteenth century. |
| Subject |
Justice, Administration of -- China -- History.
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Justice, Administration of. |
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China. |
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History. |
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Dispute resolution (Law) -- China -- History.
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Dispute resolution (Law) |
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Procedure (Law) -- China -- History.
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Procedure (Law) |
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Justice -- Administration -- Chine -- Histoire. |
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Règlement de conflits -- Chine -- Histoire. |
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Procédure (droit) -- Chine -- Histoire. |
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Resolución de disputas (Derecho) -- Historia -- China
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Procedimiento judicial -- China -- Historia
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| Spine Title |
Social power & legal culture |
| ISBN |
0804731357 alkaline paper |
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