ErnestCaldwell
Writing Chinese Laws: The Form and Function of Legal Statutes Found in the Qin Shuihudi Corpus
Writing Chinese Laws: The Form and Function of Legal Statutes Found in the Qin Shuihudi Corpus
- Condition: Brand new
- UK Delivery times: Usually arrives within 2 - 3 working days
- UK Shipping: Fee starts at £2.39. Subject to product weight & dimension
Couldn't load pickup availability
Excellent- More about Writing Chinese Laws: The Form and Function of Legal Statutes Found in the Qin Shuihudi Corpus
The book explores how the legal institutions of the short-lived Qin dynasty were harsh and draconian, but later dynasties adopted them as the primary means for maintaining administrative and social control. It investigates the socio-political conditions that led to the production of law in written form and how the intended function of written law influenced the linguistic composition and physical construction of legal statutes. It analyzes the Shuihudi legal corpus and considers the linguistic aspects of these manuscripts, which are important for understanding the development of early Chinese legal thought.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 212 pages
Publication date: 31 March 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
The legal institutions of the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–207 BCE) have been vilified by history as harsh and draconian. Yet, ironically, many Qin institutional features, such as written statutory law, were readily adopted by subsequent dynasties as the primary means for maintaining administrative and social control.
This book utilizes both traditional texts and archeologically excavated materials to explore how these influential Qin legal institutions developed. First, it investigates the socio-political conditions that led to the production of law in written form. It then goes on to consider how the intended function of written law influenced the linguistic composition of legal statutes, as well as their physical construction. Using a function and form approach, it specifically analyzes the Shuihudi legal corpus. However, unlike many previous studies of Chinese legal manuscripts, which have focused on codicological issues of transcription and translation, this book considers the linguistic aspects of these manuscripts and thus their importance for understanding the development of early Chinese legal thought.
Writing Chinese Laws will be useful to students and scholars of Chinese Studies, as well as Asian law and history more generally.
Weight: 342g
Dimension: 156 x 233 x 16 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367445225
This item can be found in:
UK and International shipping information
UK and International shipping information
UK Delivery and returns information:
- Delivery within 2 - 3 days when ordering in the UK.
- Shipping fee for UK customers from £2.39. Fully tracked shipping service available.
- Returns policy: Return within 30 days of receipt for full refund.
International deliveries:
Shulph Ink now ships to Australia, Canada, France, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Spain, Netherlands, New Zealand and the United States of America.
- Delivery times: within 5 - 20 business days when ordering to France, Germany, Ireland, Spain, Canada and the United States. Up to 30 business days for Australia and New Zealand.
- Shipping fee: charges vary for overseas orders. Only tracked services are available for international orders.
- Customs charges: If ordering to addresses outside the United Kingdom, you may or may not incur additional customs and duties fees during local delivery.
