{"product_id":"convict-politics-from-utopia-to-serfdom-in-early-china-221-bce-23-ce-9781316515303","title":"Convict Politics: From Utopia to Serfdom in Early China (221 BCE – 23 CE)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 444 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 19 January 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiang Cai harnesses newly excavated manuscripts and techniques from the digital humanities to reveal how early Chinese empires criminalized the innocent while exonerating actual offenders. Paradoxically driven by the quest for a crime-free utopia, these practices fostered an enduring skepticism towards the law in the Chinese tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781316515303\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LiangCai","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":48279738056954,"sku":"9781316515303","price":104.72,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/files\/1769808190289_book.jpg?v=1770122391","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/convict-politics-from-utopia-to-serfdom-in-early-china-221-bce-23-ce-9781316515303","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}