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Marriage Unbound - State Law, Power, and Inequality in Contemporary China (Paperback) Loot Price: R724
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Marriage Unbound - State Law, Power, and Inequality in Contemporary China (Paperback): Ke Li

Marriage Unbound - State Law, Power, and Inequality in Contemporary China (Paperback)

Ke Li

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China after Mao has undergone vast transformations, including massive rural-to-urban migration, rising divorce rates, and the steady expansion of the country's legal system. Today, divorce may appear a private concern, when in fact it is a profoundly political matter-especially in a national context where marriage was and has continued to be a key vehicle for nation-state building. Marriage Unbound focuses on the politics of divorce cases in contemporary China, following a group of women seeking judicial remedies for conjugal grievances and disputes. Drawing on extensive archival and ethnographic data, paired with unprecedented access to rural Chinese courtrooms, Ke Li presents not only a stirring portrayal of how these women navigate divorce litigation, but also a uniquely in-depth account of the modern Chinese legal system. With sensitive and fluid prose, Li reveals the struggles between the powerful and the powerless at the front lines of dispute management; the complex interplay between culture and the state; and insidious statecraft that far too often sacrifices women's rights and interests. Ultimately, this book shows how women's legal mobilization and rights contention can forge new ground for our understanding of law, politics, and inequality in an authoritarian regime.

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Imprint: Stanford University Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: July 2022
First published: 2022
Authors: Ke Li
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 344
ISBN-13: 978-1-5036-3201-1
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > General
Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Courts & procedure > General
Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Private, property, family law > Family law
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LSN: 1-5036-3201-6
Barcode: 9781503632011

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