Victims, Perpetrators, and the Role of Law in Maoist China - A Case-Study Approach (Hardcover)

The relationship between politics and law in the early People's Republic of China was highly contentious. Periods of intentionally excessive campaign justice intersected with attempts to carve out professional standards of adjudication and to offer retroactive justice for those deemed to have been unjustly persecuted. How were victims and perpetrators defined and dealt with during different stages of the Maoist era and beyond? How was law practiced, understood, and contested in local contexts? This volume adopts a case study approach to shed light on these complex questions. By way of a close reading of original case files from the grassroots level, the contributors detail procedures and question long-held assumptions, not least about the Cultural Revolution as a period of "lawlessness."

General

Imprint:	de Gruyter Oldenbourg
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Transformations of Modern China
Release date:	July 2018
First published:	2018
Editors:	Daniel Leese • Puck Engman
Dimensions:	230 x 155 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	213
ISBN-13:	978-3-11-053104-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General
LSN:	3-11-053104-6
Barcode:	9783110531046

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