Chinese Civil Justice, Past and Present

by Philip C.C. Huang

Book Overview

The culmination of twenty years of research, this essential book completes distinguished historian Philip C. C. Huang's pathbreaking trilogy on Chinese law and society from late imperial times to the present. The author argues that, despite formal adherence to Western law and legal theory, traditional Chinese judicial practices continue to flourish. Huang draws on a rich array of court records and field interviews to illustrate the surprising strength...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742567702
• ISBN13: 9780742567702
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"