Chinese Legal History (2nd Edition)
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Lower-year law undergraduates who need to build a basic framework of Chinese legal history
- Students in history, political science, and related fields who want to understand traditional legal institutions and judicial operation
- Students who need systematic review of the Chinese legal history course and a clear chronological main line
- Enthusiasts of legal history willing to follow chapter threads to understand institutional evolution
Not a good fit for
- General readers hoping for abundant case stories and entertaining narrative
- Those with a deep research background in legal history expecting topical debate and cutting-edge theory
- Readers who only want to quickly look up details of a particular period and do not wish to read the textbook framework
Reading tips
- Read the table of contents first and build an overall timeline of Chinese legal evolution through the fifteen chapters
- Take notes around the two steps of "legislation—judicial operation" in each chapter, distinguishing institutional provisions from actual operation
- After each chapter, restate the period's legal key points in your own words before moving on
- Read key chapters closely according to course progress and skim the rest for framework
About the publisher
Peking University Press is a comprehensive university press whose publishing areas cover classical literature, popular science, social culture, world history, Western philosophy, and culture. Its catalogue contains 6,031 titles, with representative books including A Dream of Red Mansions, Relativity: The Special and General Theory (15th Edition) (with Einstein's classic papers on unified field theory and other topics), Elements, Conics, The Aristocratic Families of the Eastern Jin, The Philosophy of Mythology (Volume I), The Philosophy of Mythology (Volume II), and The Origin of Continents and Oceans. Representative authors include Cao Xueqin, Zhou Ruchang, Albert Einstein, Euclid, Apollonius, Tian Yuqing, Schelling, and Xian Gang. The press has developed distinctive strengths in classical Chinese literature and in the translation of Western philosophical classics, while also covering scientific classics and social and cultural studies. As public information is limited, this description is based only on the books in the catalogue and offers no further extrapolation.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 再版说明
- 内容简介
- BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO THE CONTENTS
- 作者简介 （按撰写章节先后为序）
- 主题词词目表
- 导 论
- 第一章 夏商法律制度
- 第二章 西周时期的法律制度
- 第三章 春秋战国时期的法律制度
- 第四章 秦代的法律制度
- 第五章 汉代的法律制度
- 第六章 三国两晋南北朝的法律制度
- 第七章 隋唐的法律制度
- 第八章 宋辽金元时期的法律制度
- 第九章 明代的法律制度
- 第十章 清代的法律制度
- 第十一章 清末法律制度的变化
- 第十二章 中华民国南京临时政府的法律制度
- 第十三章 中华民国北京政府的法律制度
- 第十四章 中华民国国民政府的法律制度
- 第十五章 革命根据地新民主主义的法律制度
- 第一版后记
- 全国高等学校法学专业核心课程教材
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About the author
Zeng Xianyi (1936–2011), a native of Jining, Shandong, was a renowned Chinese jurist and legal educator. He served as a first-tier professor at Renmin University of China and honorary dean of its Law School, and was president of the Chinese Society of Legal History. His long-term research covered Chinese legal history, comparative legal culture, and Taiwan law, with scholarship emphasizing the thorough use of historical sources and a connected grasp of institutional change. He edited numerous works and textbooks, including Chinese Legal History and Studies in Traditional Chinese Legal Culture. His legal-history textbooks have been widely used in law teaching and exam preparation; the second and fourth editions of Chinese Legal History carried on this site are examples, systematic in content and clear in structure, suitable for exam candidates reviewing knowledge points chapter by chapter. Public information is limited, so details of his personal life are not elaborated here; readers may understand his scholarly orientation and editorial approach through the textbooks themselves.
Zhao Xiaogeng is an author who writes on the history of Chinese legal systems. Publicly available information about him is limited, and his nationality, dates of birth and death, and educational background are not clearly recorded. Two of his works are included in the collection: Chinese Legal History (4th Edition) and Chinese Legal History (2nd Edition). Both are different editions of a textbook on Chinese legal history, which indicates that his writing focuses on tracing the evolution of Chinese legal institutions and serves teaching and examination needs. In common classifications, his works fall under "examinations," suggesting that these textbooks are often used by readers for course study and exam preparation. Based on the available information, Zhao Xiaogeng's writing follows a textbook format, emphasizing the systematic nature of institutional change and the clear organization of key points, while the updated editions reflect a continued response to teaching feedback and disciplinary developments. Owing to limited sources, details of his personal experience, research interests, and academic views cannot be elaborated; readers may consult these two works to understand his contribution to the teaching of Chinese legal history.
