Conflict, Community, and the State in Late Imperial Sichuan: Making Local Justice

ISBN-13: 9780367660895 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 158 str.

Quinn Javers

Opis

Exploring local practices of dispute resolution and laying bare the routine role of violence in the late-Qing dynasty, Conflict, Community, and the State in Late Imperial Sichuan demonstrates the significance of everyday violence in ordering, disciplining, and building communities.

Spis treści

Part 1: Practices of Conflict  1. False Accusation and Vernacular Maps: Local Tools for Shaping Justice 2. Local Violence: Kidnapping, Sexual Impropriety, and Community Discipline  Part 2: Webs of Power  3. Family Conflict: Contesting and Constructing Local Authority  4. Economic Disputes: Social Meanings and Market-based Exchange  Conclusion: Beyond the State

O autorze

Quinn Javers is Assistant Professor of History at the University of California, Davis.