There's still time! Find the perfect Father's Day gift with store pickup | Shop NowThere's still time! Find the perfect Father's Day gift with store pickup | Shop Now
Add Item to wish listAdd Item to wish list

Writing Chinese Laws: The Form and Function of Legal Statutes Found in the Qin Shuihudi Corpus

By Ernest Caldwell
eBook
$59.99
By Ernest Caldwell
Membership Card Icon
Collect stamps to save with Rewards. 10 stamps = $5. Learn More
Formats
See All Formats & Editions
Select a store to view item availability.

Available on compatible , the free NOOK App, and in My Digital Library

NOOK App

Download NOOK app

NOOK Devices

NOOK eReaders

  • NOOK GlowLight 4 Plus
  • NOOK GlowLight 4e
  • NOOK GlowLight 4
  • NOOK GlowLight Plus 7.8"
  • NOOK GlowLight 3
  • NOOK GlowLight Plus 6"

NOOK Tablets

  • NOOK 9" Lenovo Tablet
  • NOOK 10" HD Lenovo Tablet
  • NOOK Tablet 7" & 10.1"
  • NOOK by Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 [Tab A and Tab 4]
  • NOOK by Samsung [Tab 4 10.1, S2 & E]

Free NOOK Reading Apps

  • NOOK for iOS
  • NOOK for Android

BN.com website

Go to your Digital Library in My Account

Limit 1 per customer

The legal institutions of the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–207 BCE) have been vilified by history as harsh and draconian. Yet ironically, many Qin institutional features, such as written statutory law, were readily adopted by subsequent dynasties as the primary means for maintaining administrative and social control.

This book utilizes both traditional texts and archeologically excavated materials to explore how these influential Qin legal institutions developed. First, it investigates the ...

Categories

HistoryAncient HistoryGeneral Ancient History