The T'ang Code, Volume II
Specific Articles
Princeton University Press
Published on 23. March 1997
Book
Hardback
609 pages
978-0-691-02579-7 (ISBN)
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This is the second and final volume of the annotated translation of a seminal Chinese legal text. The "T'ang Code", written in 653 AD, is China's earliest law code to survive in its entirety, influencing all subsequent Chinese law, and serving as a model for codes of law in other East Asian countries, including Japan, Korea and Vietnam. The first volume of the Code, published in translation in 1979, specifies the basic principles of T'ang law and explains the structural standards for applying these principles. Volume II describes acts that are punishable by law and enumerates their punishments.
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"The translation is remarkably faithful and the translator demonstrates a high degree of familiarity with Western legal terminology. In addition, he has made the applaudable effort to provide copious annotation and crossreferences. . . . Johnson's definitive translation will benefit students of Chinese culture for years to come." * Early Medieval China *More details
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Language
English
Place of publication
New Jersey
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
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Trade binding
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 197 mm
Weight
1077 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-691-02579-7 (9780691025797)
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Specific Articles
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