4.2 The Laws of Qin

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2010

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An overview of Qin legal thinking as reflected in archaeologically recovered codes of the period, excavated from the Shuihudi site in 1975. Guided by the annotations of Chinese scholars and a technical translation by A.F.P. Hulsewé, a topical selection of passages is provided. These bring into question the standard portrait of Qin legal thought and practice as absolutist and totalitarian.

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Course text chapter on early Chinese history

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China, history, Qin, Qin Dynasty, law, Qin law

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Learning Object