Legal Lessons : Popularizing Laws in the People's Republic of China, 1949-1989 / Jennifer E. Altehenger

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Altehenger, Jennifer, author.

Series:

Studies in Netherlandish Art and Cultural History ; 411.

Studies in Netherlandish Art and Cultural History ; 411

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law--Social aspects--China.

Law.

Law--China--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

Leiden; Boston : BRILL, 2018.

Other Title:

Popularizing Laws in the People's Republic of China, 1949-1989

Place of Publication:

Boston : Harvard University Asia Center, 2018.

Summary:

"Offers a new perspective on the sociocultural and political history of law in socialist China by telling the story of how the party-state attempted to mobilize ordinary citizens to learn laws. Exams various case studies to trace the dissemination of legal knowledge at different levels of state and society"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction Part I. Preparations: 1949-1954: No legalese please: why the dissemination of laws became a problem

Paper trials: how the publishing field adapted to law propaganda

Part II. Practices: 1950-1962: What is a basic spirit?: the marriage law and the model legal education campaign

Getting people to abide by law: the Constitution draft discussion and its aftermath

Part III. Revivals: 1970-1989: Constitutional dilemmas: reworking law propaganda for a new socialist era

A new type of five-year plan: institutionalizing "common legal knowledge"

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-368) and index.

Description based on print version record.

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ISBN:

9781684175871

1684175879

OCLC:

1127299085

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9781684175871 DOI