| Description |
viii, 236 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Law, society, and culture in China |
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Law, society, and culture in China.
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| Contents |
1. The Inheritance Rights of Daughters from the Song Through the Qing -- 2. The Inheritance Rights of Widows from the Song Through the Qing -- 3. Widows and Patrilineal Succession in the Early Republican Period -- 4. Property Inheritance Under the Republican Civil Code -- 5. Widows' Inheritance Rights Under the Republican Code -- 6. Daughters' Inheritance Rights Under the Republican Code -- 7. The Property Rights of Concubines in the Imperial and Republican Periods |
| Summary |
"Drawing on newly available archival case records, this book demonstrates that women's rights to property changed substantially from the Song through the Qing dynasties, and even more dramatically under the Republican Civil Code of 1929-30. The consolidation in law of patrilineal succession in the Ming and Qing dynasties curtailed women's claims, but the adoption of the Civil Code and the gradual dismantling of patrilineal succession in the twentieth century greatly strengthened women's rights to inherit property."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [201]-214) and index |
| Subject |
Inheritance and succession -- China -- History.
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Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- China -- History.
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Right of property -- China -- History.
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| LC no. |
99027947 |
| ISBN |
0804735263 |
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