Civil Law in Qing and Republican China

by Philip C.C. Huang and Kathryn Bernhardt

Book Overview

This pioneering volume shows that contrary to previous scholarly understanding, the courts in Qing (1644-1911) and Republican (1911-1949) China dealt extensively with civil matters such as land rights, debt, marriage, and inheritance; and, moreover, did so in a consistent and predictable way. Drawing on records of hundreds of cases from local archives in several parts of China, it considers such questions as the relation between codified law and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804737797
• ISBN13: 9780804737791
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"