Order and Discipline in China by Stephens, Thomas B - 1992

Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1991. First Edition. Hardcoveer. 0295971231 .

Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. 0295971231 . Red cloth boards show light shelf wear.; A tight solid book, text unmarked. ; Asian Law Series No. 9; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 159 pages; "China’s traditional system of dispute resolution and maintenance of order in society has been treated by Western scholars as legal history, but because the Chinese system is radically different from European systems in its conceptual structure and therefore does not fit into the familiar categories and models of Western law and jurisprudence, such treatment has been inadequate and often misleading. In Order and Discipline in China, Thomas B. Stephens provides a new approach, methodology, and theoretical framework for the interpretation of traditional Chinese “law.”Stephens argues convincingly that Chinese society has always operated according to the disciplinary system of order, ni which hierarchy is… Read More

University of Washington Press , pp. 176 Index. Hardback. Used.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Hardback. New. Offers an approach, methodology, and theoretical framework for the interpretation of traditional Chinese "law." This book argues that Chinese society has always operated according to the disciplinary system of order, in which hierarchy is established by actual power, and provides a methodology and framework for understanding disciplinary theory.

Seattle, Washington: University of Washington Press, 1992. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Very good. xiv, 159, [3] pages. Includes Foreword by Dan Fenno Henderson who established the Asian law program at the University of Washington. Also includes Preface, Note on Romanization, Notes, Select Bibliography, and Index, as well as chapters on Order without Law; An Introduction to the Study of the Principles of Disciplinary Theory; The District Magistrate; The Mixed Court Prior to 1911; The Mixed Court 1911-27: Historical Dimensions; Mixed Court Administration of Order Analyzed; Assessment of the Work of the Mixed Court 1911-27; and Wider Issues. Also includes Notes, Select Bibliography, and Index. This is one of the Asian Law series. The author was a solicitor and attorney of the Supreme Court of Queensland, Australia from 1926 to 1966. During World War II he was posted to the Australian Army Legal Department, saw active service abroad, and became Chief Legal Officer at… Read More

University of Washington Press, 1992-03-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Univ of Washington Pr, 1992. Hardcover. New. 159 pages. 9.50x6.50x0.75 inches.

Univ. of Washington Press, 1992. Hardcover. New.

Univ. of Washington Press, 1992. Hardcover. New.