Circulating the Code

Print Media and Legal Knowledge in Qing China

AvTing Zhang

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

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Contrary to longtime assumptions about the insular nature of imperial China’s legal system, Circulating the Code demonstrates that in the Qing dynasty (1644–1911) most legal books were commercially published and available to anyone who could afford to buy them. Publishers not only extended circulation of the dynastic code and other legal texts but also enhanced the judicial authority of case precedents and unofficial legal commentaries by making them more broadly available in convenient formats. As a result, the laws no longer represented privileged knowledge monopolized by the imperial state and elites. Trade in commercial legal imprints contributed to the formation of a new legal culture that included the free flow of accurate information, the rise of nonofficial legal experts, a large law-savvy population, and a high litigation rate.Comparing different official and commercial editions of the Qing Code, popular handbooks for amateur legal practitioners, and manuals for community legal lectures, Ting Zhang demonstrates how the dissemination of legal information transformed Chinese law, judicial authority, and popular legal consciousness.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2020-04-15
Mått:152 x 229 x 16 mm
Vikt:386 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Circulating the Code
Antal sidor:264
Förlag:University of Washington Press
ISBN:9780295747156

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Asiens historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Rättshistoria inom Juridik

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Ting Zhang is assistant professor of history at the University of Maryland.

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"Circulating the Code is a beautiful combination of legal history and print culture history... Wonderfully detailed, lucidly written, and packed full of fascinating books, this is a must-read for anyone interested in legal history, the history of the book, and in thinking about comparative histories of print culture and commercial publishing."