中国法律与中国社会

by Tongzu Qu, 瞿同祖

法律与社会有着密不可分的依存关系，它维护了当时社会的制度、道德和伦理等价值观念，也反映了一定时期的社会结构。中国古代法律的主要特征表现在家族主义和阶级概念上，这二者也是中国古代法律所要维护的社会制度和社会秩序的支柱。

本书依据大量个案和判例，分析了中国古代法律在社会上的 实施情况及其对人民生活的影响，揭示了中国古代法律的基本精神和主要特征，是相关学科研究的重要参考书。

Genres: China

384 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1965

About the author

Associated Names:
* Tongzu Qu (English)
* 瞿同祖 (Chinese)

Reviews

[Robert · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must-read for anyone seriously interested in socio-cultural traditions, morals and values, as well daily life (, which by the way undoubtedly helps one make sense of today's China).

[Runtu404 · Rating 5 out of 5]

非常厉害的一本书

[Yu · Rating 4 out of 5]

From 1960s to 2011, this book has been re-published for various times, and it really worths reading.

The book is very much focused on the law and society part. It doesn't get too deep and boring with legal part, but it shows different layers of traditional Chinese society, from race or status of people to marriage and funerals. A lot of examples are given throughout every dynasties to illustrate a concrete picture of the traditional Chinese society.

I especially enjoyed reading the part "Black Magic". Usually in books in this topic do not contain an entire chapter about the sorcery and sorcery related legal action and judgments. With various instances, it makes the materials easier to understand even for western readers.