Marriage and the Law in the Age of Khubilai Khan Cases from the Yuan Dianzhang |
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| Author:
| Birge, Bettine |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-97551-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2017 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $62.00 |
Book Description:
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These thirteenth-century legal cases from the classic compendium Yuan dianzhang reveal the complex, contradictory inner workings of the Mongol-Yuan legal system, as seen through the prism of divorce, adultery, rape, wife-selling, and other marital disputes. Bettine Birge offers a meticulously annotated translation and analysis.
These thirteenth-century legal cases from the classic compendium Yuan dianzhang reveal the complex, contradictory inner workings of the Mongol-Yuan legal system, as seen through the prism of divorce, adultery, rape, wife-selling, and other marital disputes. Bettine Birge offers a meticulously annotated translation and analysis.