Intolerable cruelty : marriage, law, and society in early twentieth-century China / Margaret Kuo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kuo, Margaret, 1971-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marriage law--China--History--20th century.

Marriage law.

Marriage--China--History--20th century.

Marriage.

China--Social life and customs--1912-1949.

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (253 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Intolerable Cruelty thoughtfully explores key issues in modern Chinese history, including state-society relations, social transformation, and gender relations in the context of the Republican Chinese experiment with liberal modernity. Investigating both the codification process and the subsequent implementation of the Republican Civil Code of 1929-1930, Margaret Kuo reconsiders the dominant narratives of the 1930s and 1940s as "dark years" for Chinese women. Instead, she convincingly recasts the history of these years from the perspective of women who actively and successfully engaged the law

Contents:

Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; I: Law and the State; 1 Introduction; 2 Republican Legal Exceptionalism; 3 The Rise of Public Opinion; 4 The Process of Civil Adjudication; II: Law and Society; 5 Spousal Abuse; 6 Running Away; 7 Bourgeois Affairs; 8 Natural Eunuchs; 9 Conclusion; References; Glossary; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

1-283-94329-8

1-4422-1842-8

OCLC:

823896913