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Legal Orientalism

China, the United States, and Modern Law

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$49.50 • £39.95 • €44.50

ISBN 9780674073067

Publication Date: 06/03/2013

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352 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

4 halftones

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  • 1. Legal Orientalism
  • 2. Making Legal and Unlegal Subjects in History
  • 3. Telling Stories about Corporations and Kinship
  • 4. Canton Is Not Boston
  • 5. The District of China Is Not the District of Columbia
  • 6. Epilogue: Colonialism without Colonizers
  • Notes
  • Comment on Chinese Sources
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index

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