Legal Orientalism

China, the United States, and Modern Law

Teemu Ruskola

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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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