Law and Communication in Qin and Western Han China
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This article gathers and examines information about the legal practices of Qin and Western Han China, and demonstrates that these served communicative functions. Law in early imperial China not only penalized antisocial behavior, it was also a medium for communication between the central government, the common population, and officials. The information so transmitted comprised institutional and personal information, including that which facilitated the function of reputation on a national scale. There is also important evidence that people at the time recognized the communicative possibilities of legal practice, as reflected in cases where they manipulated penal communication for individual benefit.
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Law and Communication in Qin and Western Han China
In: Journal of the Economic and Social History of the OrientSearch for other papers by Charles Sanft in
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Google Scholar
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Abstract
This article gathers and examines information about the legal practices of Qin and Western Han China, and demonstrates that these served communicative functions. Law in early imperial China not only penalized antisocial behavior, it was also a medium for communication between the central government, the common population, and officials. The information so transmitted comprised institutional and personal information, including that which facilitated the function of reputation on a national scale. There is also important evidence that people at the time recognized the communicative possibilities of legal practice, as reflected in cases where they manipulated penal communication for individual benefit.
| All Time | Past 365 days | Past 30 Days | |
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| Abstract Views | 718 | 199 | 19 |
| Full Text Views | 176 | 10 | 0 |
| PDF Views & Downloads | 197 | 21 | 1 |
