This book argues that the Mongol invasion of the thirteenth century precipitated a transformation of marriage and property law in China that deprived women of their property rights and reduced their legal and economic autonomy. It describes how after a period during which women's property rights were steadily improving, and laws and practices affecting marriage and property wer...(展开全部)

柏清韵（Bettine Birge），美国南加州大学（USC）副教授，研究领域涉及传统中国的法律与性别文化、宋元史、儒学思想等，已出版专著《宋元时代中国的妇女、财产及儒学应对》《忽必烈汗时代的婚姻与法律：〈元典章〉案例》。

Previous scholarship has presented a static picture of property inheritance in China, mainly because it has focused primarily on men, whose rights changed little throughout the Imperial and Republican periods. However, when our focus shifts to women, a very different and dynamic picture emerges. Drawing on newly available archival case records, this book demonstrates that women...(展开全部)

Has the emergence of nationalism made warfare more brutal? Does strong nationalist identification increase efficiency in fighting? Is nationalism the cause or the consequence of the breakdown of imperialism? What is the role of victories and defeats in the formation of national identities? The relationship between nationalism and warfare is complex, and it changes depending on ...(展开全部)

Previous scholarship has presented a static picture of property inheritance in China, mainly because it has focused primarily on men, whose rights changed little throughout the Imperial and Republican periods. However, when our focus shifts to women, a very different and dynamic picture emerges. Drawing on newly available archival case records, this book demonstrates that women...(展开全部)

Has the emergence of nationalism made warfare more brutal? Does strong nationalist identification increase efficiency in fighting? Is nationalism the cause or the consequence of the breakdown of imperialism? What is the role of victories and defeats in the formation of national identities? The relationship between nationalism and warfare is complex, and it changes depending on ...(展开全部)

该书是1996年在美国加州大学圣迭哥学区举办的“前近代儒家文化与中日韩妇女”国际学术研讨会的精选文集，由熟悉中日韩三国儒家文化与社会性别的3名专家联合主编。据编者在该书的导论中所称，本书的目的是为观察东亚社会的历史开辟一个新的领域和新途径。因为以往的模式总是把亚洲妇女看作是儒家父权制的牺牲品；而该书所要揭示的，无论是“妇女”还是“儒家传统”都不是固定不变的范畴，书中所录的每一篇文章都在还原女性的主体性和历史的复杂性，揭示出前近代中日韩妇女如何由她们所生活其中的文化所建构，形成其主体的进程和她们在特定历史情境下的生活情景，她们既不是被动的牺牲品，也不是儒教的叛逆者，而是具有能动性的与她们所处的文化环境进行磋商较量的主体——既接受主流官方的观念也反抗某些不利于生存的方面。每篇文章基本上做到用社会性别范畴考察分析妇女的历史处境，展现了中日韩三国妇女丰富多彩...(展开全部)

该书是1996年在美国加州大学圣迭哥学区举办的“前近代儒家文化与中日韩妇女”国际学术研讨会的精选文集，由熟悉中日韩三国儒家文化与社会性别的3名专家联合主编。据编者在该书的导论中所称，本书的目的是为观察东亚社会的历史开辟一个新的领域和新途径。因为以往的模式总是把亚洲妇女看作是儒家父权制的牺牲品；而该书所要揭示的，无论是“妇女”还是“儒家传统”都不是固定不变的范畴，书中所录的每一篇文章都在还原女性的主体性和历史的复杂性，揭示出前近代中日韩妇女如何由她们所生活其中的文化所建构，形成其主体的进程和她们在特定历史情境下的生活情景，她们既不是被动的牺牲品，也不是儒教的叛逆者，而是具有能动性的与她们所处的文化环境进行磋商较量的主体——既接受主流官方的观念也反抗某些不利于生存的方面。每篇文章基本上做到用社会性别范畴考察分析妇女的历史处境，展现了中日韩三国妇女丰富多彩...(展开全部)

This study examines law enforcement within the context of Sung society. Professor McKnight shows that the group of criminals who were the core of the habitual criminal group in Sung China were young unattached males with few lifeskills. What became of the criminal after capture and conviction is also an important aspect of this study, which addresses basic questions in Chinese ...(展开全部)

马伯良：美国汉学家，亚利桑那大学东亚系教授，主要从事宋史与中国法制史研究，著作有《中国南宋乡村职役》，《宋代的法律与秩序》，已翻译为中文版的论文有：宋代竞渡骚乱罪——从《明公书判清明集》看法律案件的解读等。