Intolerable cruelty : marriage, law, and society in early twentieth-century China /

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Author / Creator:	Kuo, Margaret, 1971-
Imprint:	Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2012.
Description:	xiii, 237 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Marriage -- China -- History -- 20th century. Marriage law -- China -- History -- 20th century. Manners and customs. Marriage. Marriage law. China -- Social life and customs -- History -- 20th century. China. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9023830

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ISBN:	9781442218406 (cloth : alk. paper) 1442218401 (cloth : alk. paper) 9781442218420 (electronic) 1442218428 (electronic)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

List of Tables
List of Figures
Acknowledgments
I. Law and the State
1. Introduction
2. Republican Legal Exceptionalism: Conceptual Underpinnings of the 1930 Civil Code
3. The Rise of Public Opinion: The Case of GMD Surname Legislation
4. The Process of Civil Adjudication: Marital Justice and the Republican Civil Court System
II. Law and Society
5. Spousal Abuse: Divorce Litigation and the Emergence of Rights Consciousness
6. Running Away: Cohabitation Litigation and the Reconfiguration of Husband Patriarchy
7. Bourgeois Affairs: Separation and Support Litigation and Injury to Reputation
8. Natural Eunuchs: Husband Impotence Annulment Litigation and Legal Opportunism
9. Conclusion
References
Glossary
Index
About the Author

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