The Enlightened Judgments - Ch'ing-Ming Chi, the Sung Dynasty Collection

The first English translation of a selection of legal documents from Sung Dynasty China, this work provides a fascinating look at the legal, social, and economic history of that era.

About the author

Brian E. McKnight is Professor of East Asian Studies at the University of Arizona. He is the author of Law and Order in Sung China. James T. C. Liu was Professor Emeritus of East Asian Studies at Princeton University. He was the author of China Turning Inward; Qu-yang Hsiu: An Eleventh Century Neo-Confucianist; and Reform in Sung China.

Product details

• Assisted by: James T C Liu (Translation), James T. C. Liu (Translation), Brian E McKnight (Translation), Brian E. McKnight (Translation)
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.09.1999
• EAN: 9780791442449
• ISBN: 978-0-7914-4244-9
• No. of pages: 580
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 230 mm x 29 mm
• Weight: 757 g
• Series: Suny Series, Chinese Philosoph; Suny Chinese Philosophy and Cu
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law