| Description |
1 online resource (civ, 319 pages) |
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Asian law series ; 17 |
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Asian law series ; no. 17.
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| Contents |
Acknowledgments; Note on the Translation; Ming Units of Measure and Money; Introduction: The Making of The Great Ming Code; The Great Ming Code; Chapter 1 -- Laws on Punishments and General Principles; Chapter 2 -- Laws on Personnel; Section 1 -- Administrative Institutions; Section 2 -- Official Documents; Chapter 3 -- Laws on Revenue [Hulu]; Section 1 -- Households and Corvée Services; Section 2 -- Fields and Houses; Section 3 -- Marriages; Section 4 -- Granaries and Treasuries; Section 5 -- Taxes; Section 6 -- Monetary Obligations; Section 7 -- Markets; Chapter 4 -- Laws on Rituals |
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Section 1 -- SacrificesSection 2 -- Ceremonial Regulations; Chapter 5 -- Laws on Military Affairs; Section 1 -- Guarding Palaces; Section 2 -- Military Administration; Section 3 -- Guard Posts and Fords; Section 4 -- Stables and Herds; Section 5 -- Postal Relay Stations; Chapter 6 -- Laws on Penal Affairs; Section 1 -- Violence and Robbery; Section 2 -- Homicide; Section 3 -- Affrays and Batteries; Section 4 -- Cursing; Section 5 -- Accusations and Suits; Section 6 -- Accepting Illicit Goods; Section 5 -- Accusations and Suits; Section 6 -- Accepting Illicit Goods; Section 7 -- Deceiving and Counterfeiting |
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Section 8 -- Committing FornicationSection 9 -- Miscellaneous Offenses; Section 10 -- Arrests and Escapes; Section 11 -- Judgment and Imprisonment; Chapter 7 -- Laws on Public Works; Section 1 -- Constructions and Manufactures; Section 2 -- Dikes; Glossary; Bibliography; General Index |
| Summary |
"Imperial China's dynastic legal codes provide a wealth of information for historians, social scientists, and scholars of comparative law and of literary, cultural, and legal history. Until now, only the Tang (618-907) and Qing (1644-1911) codes have been available in English translation. The present book is the first English translation of The Great Ming Code (Da Ming lu), which reached its final form in 1397. The translation is preceded by an introductory essay that places the Code in historical context, explores its codification process, and examines its structure and contents. A glossary of Chinese terms is also provided." |
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"One of the most important law codes in Chinese history, The Great Ming Code represents a break with the past, following the alien-ruled Yuan (Mongol) dynasty, and reflects the flourishing of culture under the Ming (1368-1644), the last great Han-ruled dynasty. It was also a model for the Qing code, which followed it, and is a fundamental source for understanding Chinese society and culture. The Code regulated all the perceived major aspects of social affairs, aiming at the harmony of political, economic, military, familial, ritual, international, and legal relations in the empire and cosmic relations in the universe. The all-encompassing nature of the Code makes it an encyclopedic document, providing rich materials on Ming history |
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Because of the pervasiveness of legal proceedings in the culture generally, the Code has relevance far beyond the specialized realm of Chinese legal studies. The basic value system and social norms that the Code imposed became so thoroughly ingrained in Chinese society that the Manchus, who conquered China and established the Qing dynasty, chose to continue the Code in force with only minor changes." |
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"The Code made a considerable impact on the legal cultures of other East Asian countries: Yi dynasty Korea, Le dynasty Vietnam, and late Tokugawa and early Meiji Japan. Examining why and how some rules in the Code were adopted and others rejected in these countries will certainly enhance our understanding of the shared culture and indigenous identities in East Asia."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-299) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Law -- China -- Sources
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LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
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HISTORY -- Asia -- China.
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Law
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Mingdynastie
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Recht
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China
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China
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| Genre/Form |
Sources
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Jiang, Yonglin
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| ISBN |
9780295804002 |
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0295804009 |
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