The Communist Judicial System in China, 1927-1976 : Building on Fear /
Fang, Qiang
The Communist Judicial System in China, 1927-1976 : Building on Fear / Qiang Fang. - 1 online resource (336 p.) - China: From Revolution to Reform ; 3 .
Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgement -- Acronyms -- Introduction: Building on Fear -- 1. Born in Blood, 1927-1935 -- 2. Cornerstone or Aberration? 1935-1949 -- 3. From “Excessive Lenience” to Harshness, 1949-1951 -- 4. A Deliberate Purge, 1952-1953 -- 5. A Golden Age? 1953-May 1957 -- 6. The Great Leap of Law, June 1957-1965 -- 7. Not the Worst Period of Law, 1966-1976 -- Conclusion: From Party’s Fear to People’s Fear -- Bibliography -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Drawing on hundreds of newly released judicial archives and court cases, this book analyzes the communist judicial system in China from its founding period to the death of Mao Zedong. It argues that the communist judicial system was built when the CCP was engaged in a life-or-death struggle with the GMD, meaning that the overriding aim of the judicial system was, from the outset, to safeguard the Party against both internal and external adversaries. This fundamental insecurity and perennial fear of loss of power obsessed the Party throughout the era of Mao and beyond, prompting it to launch numerous political campaigns, which forced communist judicial cadres to choose between upholding basic legal norms and maintaining Party order. In doing all of this, The Communist Judicial System in China, 1927-1976: Building on Fear fills a major lacuna in our understanding of communist-era China.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9789048554102
10.1515/9789048554102 doi
Justice, Administration of--History--China.--20th century
Law--China -- 20th century -- History.
Asian Studies.
East Asia and North East Asia.
History.
Law and society, sociology of law.
Political parties and party platforms.
Politics and Government.
Systems of law.
LAW / Government / General.
Fear, Communist Judicial System, Mao's China.
347.51
The Communist Judicial System in China, 1927-1976 : Building on Fear / Qiang Fang. - 1 online resource (336 p.) - China: From Revolution to Reform ; 3 .
Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgement -- Acronyms -- Introduction: Building on Fear -- 1. Born in Blood, 1927-1935 -- 2. Cornerstone or Aberration? 1935-1949 -- 3. From “Excessive Lenience” to Harshness, 1949-1951 -- 4. A Deliberate Purge, 1952-1953 -- 5. A Golden Age? 1953-May 1957 -- 6. The Great Leap of Law, June 1957-1965 -- 7. Not the Worst Period of Law, 1966-1976 -- Conclusion: From Party’s Fear to People’s Fear -- Bibliography -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Drawing on hundreds of newly released judicial archives and court cases, this book analyzes the communist judicial system in China from its founding period to the death of Mao Zedong. It argues that the communist judicial system was built when the CCP was engaged in a life-or-death struggle with the GMD, meaning that the overriding aim of the judicial system was, from the outset, to safeguard the Party against both internal and external adversaries. This fundamental insecurity and perennial fear of loss of power obsessed the Party throughout the era of Mao and beyond, prompting it to launch numerous political campaigns, which forced communist judicial cadres to choose between upholding basic legal norms and maintaining Party order. In doing all of this, The Communist Judicial System in China, 1927-1976: Building on Fear fills a major lacuna in our understanding of communist-era China.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9789048554102
10.1515/9789048554102 doi
Justice, Administration of--History--China.--20th century
Law--China -- 20th century -- History.
Asian Studies.
East Asia and North East Asia.
History.
Law and society, sociology of law.
Political parties and party platforms.
Politics and Government.
Systems of law.
LAW / Government / General.
Fear, Communist Judicial System, Mao's China.
347.51