Across eighteenth-century China a wide range of common people forged government documents or pretended to be officials or other agents of the state. This examination of case records and law codes traces the legal meanings and social and political contexts of small-time swindles that were punished as grave political transgressions.
About the author
Mark Mc Nicholas is associate professor [effective 7/1/14] of history at Penn State Altoona. He received his Ph D in history from the University of California at Berkeley in 2007. This is his first book.
Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 280 ● ISBN 9780295806235 ● File size 4.5 MB ● Publisher University of Washington Press ● City Seattle ● Country US ● Published 2016 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 5283244 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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