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Marriage and the Law in the Age of Khubilai Khan: Cases from the Yuan dianzhang Annotated edition
Bettine Birge
Marriage and the Law in the Age of Khubilai Khan: Cases from the Yuan dianzhang Annotated edition
Bettine Birge
These thirteenth-century legal cases from the classic compendium Yuan dianzhang reveal the complex, contradictory inner workings of the Mongol-Yuan legal system, as seen through the prism of divorce, adultery, rape, wife-selling, and other marital disputes. Bettine Birge offers a meticulously annotated translation and analysis.
336 pages
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | July 24, 2017 |
ISBN13 | 9780674975514 |
Publishers | Harvard University Press |
Pages | 336 |
Dimensions | 243 × 165 × 32 mm · 640 g |
Language | English |
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