Tradition of the Law and Law of the Tradition - Law, State, and Social Control in China (Hardcover, New)

Traditionally, social theorists in the West have structured models of state social control according to the tenet that socialization is accomplished by means of external controls on behavior: undesirable actions are punished and desirable actions result either in material reward or a simple respite from the oppressive attentions of an authoritarian state. In this volume, the author presents the tradition of law in China as an exception to the Western model of social control. The Confucian bureaucracy that has long structured Chinese social life melded almost seamlessly with the Maoist revolutionary agenda to produce a culture in which collectivism and an internalized adherence to social law are, in some respects, congenital features of Chinese social consciousness. Through her investigation of the Maoist concept of revolutionary justice and the tradition of conformist acculturation in China, the author constructs a fascinating counterpoint to traditional Western arguments about social control.

General

Imprint:	Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Contributions in Criminology and Penology
Release date:	March 1997
First published:	March 1997
Authors:	Xin Ren
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	200
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-313-29096-1
Categories:	Books > Law > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > Central government policies
LSN:	0-313-29096-2
Barcode:	9780313290961

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