State and Family in China - Filial Piety and Its Modern Reform

Examines the intersection of politics and intergenerational family relations in China from the Qing period to 1949.

List of contents

Introduction: filial piety beyond confucianism; Part I. Ruling the Empire through the Principle of Filialit: 1. 'Parents can never be wrong:' punishing rebellious children as a didactic show; 2. Policies and counterstrategies: negotiating state-sponsored filiality in the everyday; 3. 'Parenting all under heaven on behalf of heaven:' state-sponsored filiality and imperial rulership; Part II. Building the Nation through Restructuring the Family: 4. Reorienting parent-child relations: from parents' authority to children's rights; 5. Reconceptualizing parent-child relations: from life-long parental privilege to transitory guardianship; 6. A constitutional agenda: remaking the family to make a new state; Conclusion: filial piety toward the state.

About the author

Yue Du is Assistant Professor of Modern Chinese History at Cornell University.

Summary

State and Family in China examines the intersection of politics and intergenerational family relations in China from the Qing period to 1949 through the concept of filial piety. In this ambitious study, Yue Du explores changes in family law, parent-child relationships and the changing nature of the Chinese state during this period.

Product details

• Authors: Yue Du, Yue (Cornell University Du
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2022
• EAN: 9781108838351
• ISBN: 978-1-108-83835-1
• No. of pages: 350
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; 20th Century, HISTORY / Asia / General, LAW / Legal History, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Legal History, Asian History