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The Great Ming Code /.

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 C.E.) and Qing (1644-1911 C.E.) codes have been available in English translati...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Yonglin, Jiang (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [S.l.]: University of Washington Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Law > China > Sources.
Droit > Chine > Sources.
Comparative.
LAW.
Asia.
HISTORY.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Note on the Translation
  • Ming Units of Measure and Money
  • Introduction: The Making of The Great Ming Code
  • The Imperial Preface to The Great Ming Code
  • Diagrams
  • Chapter 1 Laws on Punishments and General Principles [Mingli(lü)]
  • Chapter 2 Laws on Personnel [Lilü]
  • Chapter 3 Laws on Revenue [Hulü]
  • Chapter 4 Laws on Rituals [Lilü]
  • Chapter 5 Laws on Military Aªairs [Binglü]
  • Chapter 6 Laws on Penal Aªairs [Xinglü]
  • Chapter 7 Laws on Public Works [Gonglü]
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index