Legal Institutions in Manchu China: A Sociological Analysis: v. 24 (LSE Monographs on Social Anthropology) - Softcover

'This book is a well written survey of Ch'ing legal institutions from a sociological point of view ...Mrs van der Sprenkel has read widely in the literature on Chinese institutional history and has attempted to summarise this as it seems to bear on Chinese law and society.' Mary C. Wright in the Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

Mrs van der Sprenkel was led to undertake this journey by her experiences while living in China. lt is a detailed sociological analysis of the whole complex of legal and quasi-legal institutions during the Manchu period. Using a wide range of source material, Mrs van der Sprenkel discusses both the concepts underlying and the actual working of government and administration in Manchu China, the nature of the law, judicial procedure, and, finally, the effectiveness of the law in supporting social order.