Chinese Law in Imperial Eyes Sovereignty, Justice, and Transcultural Politics |
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| Author:
| Chen, Li |
| Series title: | Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-231-17375-9 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2018 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $32.00 |
Book Description:
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Focusing on the power dynamics of Sino-Western relations during the century before the First Opium War, Li Chen highlights the centrality of law to modern imperial ideology and politics and brings new insight to the origins of comparative Chinese law in the West and foreign extraterritoriality in China.
Focusing on the power dynamics of Sino-Western relations during the century before the First Opium War, Li Chen highlights the centrality of law to modern imperial ideology and politics and brings new insight to the origins of comparative Chinese law in the West and foreign extraterritoriality in China.