| Date | 1981 |
| Publish_location | Honolulu |
| Publisher | University of Hawaii Press |
| Collection | Ricci Institute Library [ASCC] |
| Edition | |
| Language | English |
| Record_type | Book |
| Series | |
| Shelf | Dir. Office Gallery North |
| Call Number | KNN4034.M35 1981 |
| Description | xii, 172 pages ; 25 cm |
| Note | The quality of mercy : amnesties and traditional Chinese justice / Brian E. McKnight. Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-162) and index. Introduction -- Ancient China -- The early empire -- Acts of grace in medieval China: A.D. 220-907 -- Acts of grace in Sung China -- Late imperial China: the significance of change -- The uses of amnesty -- A note on previous studies. |
| Subject | China--Social life and customs Criminal law--China--History Amnesty--China--History Criminal justice, Administration of--China--History |
| ISBN | 0824807367 ; 9780824807368 |
| LCCN | 80026650 |
