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Until recently Chinese law was not much studied either in China or abroad, but it is now generally realized that law has been enormously important in Chinese society. The result has been a surge in new scholarship on Chinese legal history that has begun to influence perceptions of the imperial Chinese state and society in the broader sinological community, and is sure to have an impact on scholars of...
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William C. Jones is the Charles Nagel Professor of International and Comparative Law at the Washington University School of Law, St Louis, Missouri.
Language Notes
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Chinese
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- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication date1994
- ISBN 10 0198257945
- ISBN 13 9780198257943
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages472
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Oxford University Press, 1994
ISBN 10: 0198257945
ISBN 13: 9780198257943
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Seller: Sequitur Books, Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.
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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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The Great Qing Code: A New Translation
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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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