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Law and Local Society in Late Imperial China: Northern Taiwan in the Nineteenth Century - Amazon

Mark Allee

Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania, 1987 Specialization: Early Modern Chinese History

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Research Interests:

Early Modern (16th-19th centuries), social history, local history, law and society.

• Legal philosophy and local legal culture in 19th century China.

• Status of contracts in local court cases in early modern China.

• Civil-military relations at the county level in early modern China.

Courses for Spring Semester 2007:

History 108 "East Asia in the Emergence of the Modern World" (2 sections)

History 299 "Contemporary Global Issues in Historical Perspective"

Publications:

"The Status of Contracts in Nineteenth-Century Courts." In Contract and Property in Early Modern China, edited by Madeleine Zelin, Jonathan K. Ocko, and Robert Gardella. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2004.

Law and Local Society in Late Imperial China: Northern Taiwan in the Nineteenth Century. Stanford University Press, 1994.

"Code, Culture, Custom: Foundations of Civil Case Verdicts in a Nineteenth Century Court." In Civil Law in Chinese History, Edited by Philip C.C. Huang and Kathryn Bernhard. Stanford University Press, 1994.

Office Phone: (773) 508-2224

Office Hours for Spring 2007:

TTH 2:30 - 4:00 and by appointment

Office: Crown Center 543

E-mail address: mallee@luc.edu

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