Circulating the Code
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Circulating the Code

Print Media and Legal Knowledge in Qing China

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Circulating the Code

Print Media and Legal Knowledge in Qing China

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Contrary to longtime assumptions about the insular nature of imperial China’s legal system, Circulating the Code demonstrates that in the Qing dynasty (1644–1911) most legal books were commercially published and available to anyone who could afford to buy them. Publishers not only extended circulation of the dynastic code and other legal texts but also enhanced the judicial authority of case precedents and unofficial legal commentaries by making them more broadly available in convenient formats. As a result, the laws no longer represented privileged knowledge monopolized by the imperial state and elites. Trade in commercial legal imprints contributed to the formation of a new legal culture that included the free flow of accurate information, the rise of nonofficial legal experts, a large law-savvy population, and a high litigation rate. Comparing different official and commercial editions of the Qing Code, popular handbooks for amateur legal practitioners, and manuals for community legal lectures, Ting Zhang demonstrates how the dissemination of legal information transformed Chinese law, judicial authority, and popular legal consciousness.

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Publisher
University of Washington Press
Year
2020
ISBN
9780295747170
Topic
History
Subtopic
Chinese History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Chronology of Dynasties and Qing Reign Periods
  8. Introduction
  9. 1. Qing Legislation and Imperial Editions of The Great Qing Code
  10. 2. Commercial Publications of the Code
  11. 3. Reading the Code
  12. 4. Law and Legal Information in Popular Handbooks
  13. 5. Popular Legal Education
  14. Conclusion: The Impact of Printing on Law and Legal Culture
  15. Epilogue
  16. Glossary
  17. Notes
  18. Selected Bibliography
  19. Index