Economic Conditions in Asia, Legal History - General & Miscellaneous, Asian Sociology, Chinese History - Social Aspects, Chinese History - Economic Aspects, Contract Law, Asian Studies - East Asia - China
Negotiating Daily Life in Traditional China: How Ordinary People Used Contracts, 600-1400
Valerie Hansen
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Overview
This intriguing book illuminates specific everyday concerns during China's medieval transformation by exploring how ordinary people in traditional China used contracts for transactions both in the world of the living and the afterlife. Hansen gives a rare picture of how these ordinary people understood the law during the Tang, Song, and Yuan dynasties.Synopsis
This intriguing book illuminates specific everyday concerns during China's medieval transformation by exploring how ordinary people in traditional China used contracts for transactions both in the world of the living and the afterlife. Hansen gives a rare picture of how these ordinary people understood the law during the Tang, Song, and Yuan dynasties.
Book Details
Published
August 1, 1995
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pages
304
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780300060638