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Book SynopsisProviding a new perspective on economic and legal institutions, particularly on contract and property, in Qing and Republican history, this volume provides case studies to explicate how these institutions worked, while situating them firmly in their broader social context.
Trade Review“...the eleven papers in this volume present a fascinating range of case studies and historical details on the role of contracts and property rights in Chinese conomic transactions...”— EH.NET
“This book is essential reading for scholars and graduate students interested in Chinese legal, social, and economic history.”—History: Reviews of New Books
"...this volume in its detailed study of contracts in early modern China is a timely contribution for anyone interested in China's policy and economic development today."—Canadian Journal of Law and Society
Table of ContentsTABLE OF CONTENTS List of Tables and Figures Introduction Madeleine Zelin, Jonathan Ocko, Robert Gardella Part One: Contract and the Establishment of Property Rights Chapter 1 A Critique of Rights of Property in Pre-War China Madeleine Zelin Chapter 2 Writs of Passage in Late Imperial China: The Documentation of Practical Understandings in Minong, Taiwan Myron Cohen Chapter 3 Litigation, Legitimacy, and Lethal Violence: Why County Courts Failed to Prevent Violent Disputes over Property in Eighteenth-century China Thomas Buoye Chapter 4 Property, Taxes, and State Protection of Rights Anne Osborne Chapter 5 The Status of Contracts in Nineteenth-Century Chinese Courts Mark Allee Chapter 6 The Missing Metaphor: Applying Western Legal Scholarship the Study of Contract and Property in Early Modern China Jonathan Ocko Part Two: Contract and the Practice of Business Chapter 7 Supplemental Payment in Urban Property contracts in mid to late Qing Shanghai Feng Shaoting Chapter 8 Managing Multiple Ownership at the Zigong Saltyard Madeleine Zelin Chapter 9 Custom, The Code, and Legal Practice: The Contracts of Changlu Salt Merchants in Late Imperial China Man Bun Kwan Chapter 10 Companies in Debt Financial Arrangements in the Textile Industry in the Lower Yangzi Delta, 1895{-}1937 Tomoko Shiroyama Chapter 11 Contracting Business Partnerships in Late Qing and Republican China: Paradigms and Patterns Robert Gardella Glossary Bibliography List of Contributors Index Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Contracts China History, Right of property China History
