Ocko jonathan (4 Ergebnisse)

Map, xi + 299pp, black and white illustrations, index, bibliography, glossary, notes, appendices, red cloth-covered board extremities a little rubbed and bumped, spine a touch dulled, markings and annotations in pen throughout, label remnant front pastedown, very sound copy. Examines the three basic aspects of provincial administration - law and society, fiscal affairs, and personnel to better understand Ch'ing bureaucracy.…

Zustand: New. Providing a new perspective on economic and legal institutions, particularly on contract and property, in Qing and Republican history, this volume provides case studies to explicate how these institutions worked, while situating them firmly in their broader social context. Editor(s): Zelin, Madeleine; Ocko, Jonathan K.; Gardella, Robert. Num Pages: 408 pages, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCZ; LA; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 676. . 2004. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 400 pages. 9.00x6.25x1.25 inches. In Stock.

10 tables, 398pp, very good hardback copy in dustjacket. "The role of contract in early modern Chinese economic life, when acknowledged at all, is usually presented as a minor one. This volume demonstrates that contract actually played a critical role in the everyday structure of many kinds of relationships and transactions; contracts are, moreover, of enormous value to present-day scholars as transcriptions of the fine details of day-to-day economic activity. Offering a new perspective on economic and legal institutions, particularly the closely related institutions of contract and property, in Qing and Republican China, the papers in this volume spell out how these institutions worked in specific social contexts. Drawing on recent research in far-flung archives, the contributors take as givens both the embeddedness of contract in Chinese social and economic discourse and its role in the spread of commodification." (Publisher's description).…