Chinese Law in Imperial Eyes - Sovereignty, Justice, and Transcultural Politics

Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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.

Product details

• Authors: Li Chen, Chen Li
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2016
• EAN: 9780231173742
• ISBN: 978-0-231-17374-2
• No. of pages: 416
• Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University; Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; China, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, LAW / International, LAW / Public, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, HISTORY / Asia / China, LAW / Commercial / International Trade, International Relations, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, trade agreements, Asian History, C 1700 To C 1800, International trade and commerce, Industrialized / Developed Countries, Public international law: economic and trade, Global North / Industrialized or developed countries