Marriage Unbound: State Law, Power, and Inequality in Contemporary China

by Ke Li

Book Overview

China after Mao has undergone vast transformations, including massive rural-to-urban migration, rising divorce rates, and the steady expansion of the country's legal system. Today, divorce may appear a private concern, when in fact it is a profoundly political matter-especially in a national context where marriage was and has continued to be a key vehicle for nation-state building. Marriage Unbound focuses on the politics of divorce cases...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1503613143
• ISBN13: 9781503613140
• Release Date: July 2022
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.0" x 6.1"