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About the Author
Xiaoqun Xu is Professor of History at Christopher Newport University.
Reviews
This book represents a highly original undertaking, beneficial to both students and scholars of China ... If the span of time Heaven Has Eyes covers is comprehensive, attesting to Xu's unrivaled expertise on the subject, so is its content, which includes many specific and intriguing details ... This is a tour de force. * Q. E. Wang, CHOICE *
Chinese legal history is rapidly gaining prominence in Western academic circles, with more and more people recognizing its immense importance to understanding both Chinese history and contemporary Chinese legal development. Heaven Has Eyes is an important, highly useful, and well-composed overview of Chinese legal history that could provide a unifying theme around which future debates could take place. * Taisu Zhang, Professor of Law, Yale Law School *
This is a sweeping study of Chinese law from the inception of the imperial state to the present day that admirably covers important trends and change over time, enriched by well-chosen examples of law in operation. Accessible and yet scholarly, the book provides an even-handed, historical framework for understanding some of the most controversial issues facing China today. Comparative insights move the book beyond China studies to the larger discourse about law and empire. * Karen Gottschang Turner, Editor, The Limits of the Rule of Law in China; Research Fellow, East Asian Legal Studies, Harvard Law School *
Based on rich and solid documents, Heaven Has Eyes offers a systematic account of Chinese legal history and the recent transformation of the Chinese legal system. Xiaoqun Xu perceptively grasps the essence of the Chinese legal culture and practices in the traditional period and illustrates a vibrant process in which the ancient concepts of legal justice interacted with newly imported legal ideas and jurisprudence in the twentieth century and continues to do so today. This valuable book benefits everyone who wants to learn about China and its legal culture. * Xiaoping Cong, Professor of History, University of Houston, author of Marriage, Law and Gender in Revolutionary China, 1940-1960 *
Book Information
ISBN 9780190060046
Author Xiaoqun Xu
Format Hardback
Page Count 376
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 658g
Dimensions(mm) 155mm * 239mm * 38mm