Circulating the Code Print Media and Legal Knowledge in Qing China

Circulating the Code Print Media and Legal Knowledge in Qing China /

"Expanded dissemination of legal information during the Qing dynasty (1644-1911) transformed Chinese law, judicial authority, and popular legal consciousness. This volume combines methodologies from the study of print culture and legal history to compare different official and commercial editio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zhang, Ting (Legal historian) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2020.
Edition:1st.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Da Qing lü > Publication and distribution.
Law > Study and teaching > China > History.
Legal literature > Publishing > China > History.
China > History > Qing dynasty, 1644-1912.
Online Access:Access E-Book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • chapter 1. Qing legislation and imperial editions of the Great Qing Code
  • chapter 2. Commercial publications of the code
  • chapter 3. Reading the code
  • chapter 4. Law and legal information in popular handbooks
  • chapter 5. Popular legal education
  • Conclusion: the impact of printing on law and legal culture.

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