Author: McKnight, Brian E.

quality of mercy : amnesties and traditional Chinese justice
Date1981
Publish_locationHonolulu
PublisherUniversity of Hawaii Press
CollectionRicci Institute Library [ASCC]
Edition
LanguageEnglish
Record_typeBook
Series
ShelfDir. Office Gallery North
Call NumberKNN4034.M35 1981
Descriptionxii, 172 pages ; 25 cm
NoteThe 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.

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SubjectChina--Social life and customs Criminal law--China--History Amnesty--China--History Criminal justice, Administration of--China--History
ISBN0824807367 ; 9780824807368
LCCN80026650