Intolerable cruelty marriage, law, and society in early twentieth-century China / Margaret Kuo.
| Author/creator | Kuo, Margaret, 1971- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., |
| Description | xiii, 237 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | List of tables -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Law and the state -- Introduction -- GMD legal exceptionalism : conceptual underpinnings of the republican civil code -- The rise of public opinion : the case of GMD surname legislation -- The process of civil adjudication : marital justice and the republican civil court system -- Law and society -- Spousal abuse : divorce litigation and the emergence of rights consciousness -- Running away : cohabitation litigation and the reconfiguration of husband patriarchy -- Bourgeois affairs : separation and support litigation and injury to reputation -- Natural eunuchs : husband impotence annulment litigation and legal opportunism -- Conclusion -- References -- Glossary -- Index -- About the author. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-215) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2012026587 |
| ISBN | 9781442218406 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781442218420 (electronic) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |