Chinese Law: A Language Perspective

By Deborah Cao

Studying Chinese law from a linguistic and communicative perspective, this book examines meaning and language in Chinese law. Taking a cross-cultural approach, the book applies major Western philosophical thought to Chinese law, in particular the ideas concerning language and communication by such major thinkers as Peirce, Whorf, Gadamer, Habermas, Austin and Searle.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0754624358
• ISBN13: 9780754624356
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"