HIST 305 - G Law and Society in Late Imperial China

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Hendrix College

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The subject of this seminar is law and judicial practice in Late Imperial China, particularly during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Among the questions we will seek to answer are: What was the purpose of codified law? Upon what basis was such law forumulated? What areas of life did law seek to govern? To what degree did codified law either reflect or determine social values? What difference, if any, existed between statutory law and actual judicial practice? And, finally, what can the study of the late imperial legal tradition tell us about Chinese society and culture during this period? We will approach these questions by considering statutory law from two angles; as an instrument of state authority designed to enforce a particular social and political order, and as a field of social intereaction within which ordinary people utilized judicial institutions to seek justice and redress for personal grievances. Prerequisites: HIST 245-G Imperial China is strongly recommended. ( S, PM)

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.hendrix.edu

Phone Number:

(501) 329-6811

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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