Legal lessons : popularizing laws in the People's Republic of China, 1949-1989 / Jennifer Altehenger.
2018
KNQ68 .A44 2018 (Mapit)
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Title
Legal lessons : popularizing laws in the People's Republic of China, 1949-1989 / Jennifer Altehenger.
Imprint
Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Asia Center, 2018.
Distributed
Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2018.
Description
xviii, 388 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Series
Harvard East Asian monographs ; 411.
Formatted Contents Note
Introduction
Part I. Preparations : 1949-1954. No legalese please : why the dissemination of laws became a problem
Paper trials : how the publishing field adapted to law propaganda
Part II. Practices : 1950-1962. What is a basic spirit? : the marriage law and the model legal education campaign
Getting people to abide by law : the Constitution draft discussion and its aftermath
Part III. Revivals : 1970-1989. Constitutional dilemmas : reworking law propaganda for a new socialist era
A new type of five-year plan : institutionalizing "common legal knowledge"
Conclusion.
Part I. Preparations : 1949-1954. No legalese please : why the dissemination of laws became a problem
Paper trials : how the publishing field adapted to law propaganda
Part II. Practices : 1950-1962. What is a basic spirit? : the marriage law and the model legal education campaign
Getting people to abide by law : the Constitution draft discussion and its aftermath
Part III. Revivals : 1970-1989. Constitutional dilemmas : reworking law propaganda for a new socialist era
A new type of five-year plan : institutionalizing "common legal knowledge"
Conclusion.
Summary
"Offers a new perspective on the sociocultural and political history of law in socialist China by telling the story of how the party-state attempted to mobilize ordinary citizens to learn laws. Examines various case studies to trace the dissemination of legal knowledge at different levels of state and society"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Call Number
KNQ68 .A44 2018
Language
English
ISBN
9780674983854 hardcover ; alkaline paper
0674983858 hardcover ; alkaline paper
0674983858 hardcover ; alkaline paper
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