Subject: Amnesty--China--History

quality of mercy : amnesties and traditional Chinese justice
AuthorMcKnight, Brian E.
PlaceHonolulu
PublisherUniversity of Hawaii Press
CollectionRicci Institute Library [ASCC]
Edition
LanguageEnglish
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.

ISBN0824807367 ; 9780824807368
LCCN80026650