Writing chinese laws: the form and function of legal statutes found in the qin shuihudi corpus
Auteur :
Caldwell, Ernest
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780367445225
Date de publication :
31 mars 2021
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
140 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book utilizes both traditional texts and archeologically excavated materials to explore how the influential Qin legal institutions developed. Firstly, it investigates the socio-political conditions which led to the production of written law. It considers how the functions of written law influenced the linguistic composition of statutes.