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The first English translation of one of the most important law codes in Chinese history.

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"The general reader as well as the specialist can be grateful for the Jiang volume, an eminently readable treasure of Chinese culture, society, and values at the end of the fourteenth century."

* Journal of Asian History *

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Note on the Translation
Ming Units of Measure and Money
Introduction: The Making of The Great Ming Code

The Great Ming Code
The Imperial Preface to The Great Ming Code
Diagrams

1. Laws on Punishments and General Principles
2. Laws on Personnel
3. Laws on Revenue
4. Laws on Rituals
5. Laws on Military Affairs
6. Laws on Penal Affairs
7. Laws on Public Works

Glossary
Bibliography
General Index

The Great Ming Code Da Ming lu

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      Publisher: University of Washington Press
      Publication Date: 01/03/2005
      ISBN13: 9780295984490, 978-0295984490
      ISBN10: 029598449X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The first English translation of one of the most important law codes in Chinese history.

      Trade Review

      "The general reader as well as the specialist can be grateful for the Jiang volume, an eminently readable treasure of Chinese culture, society, and values at the end of the fourteenth century."

      * Journal of Asian History *

      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgments
      Note on the Translation
      Ming Units of Measure and Money
      Introduction: The Making of The Great Ming Code

      The Great Ming Code
      The Imperial Preface to The Great Ming Code
      Diagrams

      1. Laws on Punishments and General Principles
      2. Laws on Personnel
      3. Laws on Revenue
      4. Laws on Rituals
      5. Laws on Military Affairs
      6. Laws on Penal Affairs
      7. Laws on Public Works

      Glossary
      Bibliography
      General Index

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