| Victims, Perpetrators, and the Role of Law in Maoist China: A Case-Study Approach Contributor(s): Leese, Daniel (Editor), Engman, Puck (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3110531046 ISBN-13: 9783110531046 Publisher: Walter de Gruyter OUR PRICE: $97.84 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - China - Law | Legal History - History | Modern - 20th Century |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.12 lbs) 213 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Chinese - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 - Chronological Period - 1940's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The relationship between politics and law in the early People'sRepublic of China was highly contentious. Periods of intentionallyexcessive campaign justice intersected with attempts to carve outprofessional standards of adjudication and to offer retroactive justicefor those deemed to have been unjustly persecuted. How were victims andperpetrators defined and dealt with during different stages of theMaoist era and beyond? How was law practiced, understood, and contestedin local contexts? This volume adopts a case study approach to shedlight on these complex questions. By way of a close reading of originalcase files from the grassroots level, the contributors detailprocedures and question long-held assumptions, not least about theCultural Revolution as a period of "lawlessness." |
Contributor Bio(s): Leese, Daniel: - Daniel Leese, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg. Puck Engman, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg. |
