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Forgery and Impersonation in Imperial China
Mark McNicholas
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Description for Forgery and Impersonation in Imperial China
Hardcover. Across eighteenth-century China a wide range of common people forged government documents or pretended to be officials or other agents of the state. This examination of case records and law codes traces the legal meanings and social and political contexts of small-time swindles that were punished as grave political transgressions. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 maps, 3 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white tables, 3 b&w illus., 1 map, 3 tab. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 522.
Across eighteenth-century China a wide range of common people forged government documents or pretended to be officials or other agents of the state. This examination of case records and law codes traces the legal meanings and social and political contexts of small-time swindles that were punished as grave political transgressions.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Seattle, United States
ISBN
9780295995090
SKU
V9780295995090
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Ref
99-1
About Mark McNicholas
Mark McNicholas is associate professor of history at Pennsylvania State University, Altoona College.
Reviews for Forgery and Impersonation in Imperial China
"This book is undoubtedly a welcome and significant addition to the scholarship on Qing legal and social history. It will be of great value for anyone interested in late imperial Chinese law, society, culture, and politics."
Journal of Asian Studies
Journal of Asian Studies