{"product_id":"circulating-the-code-ting-zhang-9780295747163","title":"Circulating the Code: Print Media and Legal Knowledge in Qing China","description":"\u003cp\u003eContrary to longtime assumptions about the insular nature of imperial China's legal system, \u003ci\u003eCirculating the Code\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates that in the Qing dynasty (1644-1911) most legal books were commercially published and available to anyone who could afford to buy them. Publishers not only extended circulation of the dynastic code and other legal texts but also enhanced the judicial authority of case precedents and unofficial legal commentaries by making them more broadly available in convenient formats. As a result, the laws no longer represented privileged knowledge monopolized by the imperial state and elites. Trade in commercial legal imprints contributed to the formation of a new legal culture that included the free flow of accurate information, the rise of nonofficial legal experts, a large law-savvy population, and a high litigation rate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComparing different official and commercial editions of the Qing Code, popular handbooks for amateur legal practitioners, and manuals for community legal lectures, Ting Zhang demonstrates how the dissemination of legal information transformed Chinese law, judicial authority, and popular legal consciousness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ting Zhang\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0295747161\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780295747163\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Washington Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2020","brand":"Ting Zhang","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064815366399,"sku":"9780295747163","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_57d221ef-5d38-4c3f-96a1-cf8407ca1e3c.jpg?v=1768671212","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/circulating-the-code-ting-zhang-9780295747163","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}