To what extent do newly available case records bear out our conventional assumptions about the Qing legal system? Is it true, for example, that Qing courts rarely handled civil lawsuits—those concerned with disputes over land, debt, marriage, and inheritance—as official Qing representations led us to believe? Is it true that decent people did not use the courts? And is it true ...(展开全部)

To what extent do newly available case records bear out our conventional assumptions about the Qing legal system? Is it true, for example, that Qing courts rarely handled civil lawsuits—those concerned with disputes over land, debt, marriage, and inheritance—as official Qing representations led us to believe? Is it true that decent people did not use the courts? And is it true ...(展开全部)

The essays in this book provide an excellent introduction to the means by which scientists convey their ideas. While diverse in their subject matter, the essays are unified in asserting that scientists compose and use particular representations in contextually organized and contextually sensitive ways, and that these representations - particularly visual displays such as graphs...(展开全部)

The essays in this book provide an excellent introduction to the means by which scientists convey their ideas. While diverse in their subject matter, the essays are unified in asserting that scientists compose and use particular representations in contextually organized and contextually sensitive ways, and that these representations - particularly visual displays such as graphs...(展开全部)

黄宗智，美国加利福尼亚大学洛杉矶分校历史系教授，中国研究中心创办主任（1986-1995年）。《近代中国》季刊（Moden China）创办编辑（1975年至今）。主要著作有：《华北的小农经济与社会变迁》，中华书局，1986年版（2000年重版）；《长江三角洲小农家庭与乡村发展》，中华书局，1992年版（2000年重版）等。

黄宗智，美国加利福尼亚大学洛杉矶分校历史系教授，中国研究中心创办主任（1986-1995年）。《近代中国》季刊（Moden China）创办编辑（1975年至今）。主要著作有：《华北的小农经济与社会变迁》，中华书局，1986年版（2000年重版）；《长江三角洲小农家庭与乡村发展》，中华书局，1992年版（2000年重版）等。

This volume analyzes whether China's thirty years of legal reform have taken root in Chinese society by examining how ordinary citizens are using the legal system in contemporary China. It is an interdisciplinary look at law in action and at legal institutions from the bottom up, that is, beginning with those at the ground level that are using and working in the legal system. I...(展开全部)

This groundbreaking work provides an original and deeply knowledgeable overview of Chinese women and gender relations during the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912). Bret Hinsch explores in detail the central aspects of female life in this era, including family and marriage, motherhood, political power, work, inheritance, education, religious roles, and ethics. He considers not only women...(展开全部)