Intolerable cruelty marriage, law, and society in early twentieth-century China / Margaret Kuo.

Author/creator Kuo, Margaret, 1971-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.,
Descriptionxiii, 237 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 201-215) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2012026587
ISBN9781442218406 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9781442218420 (electronic)

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