Gu's original perspective on legal history challenges established theories of law based on political science, sociology, and philosophy. She argues that language at a specific time and place determines how the law works in each culture. As each language accumulates too many meanings and connotations, the law becomes inflated by rulings, interpretations, and codified cases that overlap and contradict one another.
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- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 340/.14
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 22
- General Note
- Limited edition of 450 copies Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- ISBN
- 0773528784 9780773560024
- LCCN
- K237
- LCCN Item number
- G8 2006eb
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- CaOONL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (xxi, 293 p.)
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- Canada
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- CaOOCEL
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- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
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- (CaBNVSL)slc00221873 (OCoLC)753343517 (CaOOCEL)424768
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- Mode of access: World Wide Web
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Table of Contents
- Contents 6
- Acknowledgments 8
- Introduction 10
- PART ONE: The History of the Language and Transmission of Legal Concepts: Concrete and Abstract Rights in Medieval England, China, and the Middle East 26
- 1 The Conceptualization and Transmission of Abstract Rights: The Romanization of English Law 28
- 2 The Elaboration of Absolute, Concrete, yet Fluid Rights: The Islamization of Arabic Law 63
- 3 The Formation of Concrete, Specific, yet Conflicting Rights: The Moralization of Chinese Law 99
- PART TWO: Legal Language, Reasoning, and the Structure of Legislation: The Authority of Words and the Words of Authority in English, Chinese, and Islamic Law 130
- 4 The Boundaries of Meaning, Linear Reasoning, and the Separation of Powers: The Authority of Words in English Law 132
- 5 Fluid Meaning, Correlative Reasoning, and Diverse Jurisprudence: The Words of Interpretive Authority in Islamic Law 158
- 6 Boundless Meaning, Multidimensional Reasoning, and Boundless Power: The Words of Legislative Authority in Chinese Law 181
- Conclusion 213
- Notes 216
- Bibliography 258
- Index 306
- A 306
- B 307
- C 307
- D 309
- E 309
- F 309
- G 310
- H 310
- I 310
- J 311
- K 311
- L 311
- M 312
- N 313
- O 313
- P 313
- Q 313
- R 314
- S 314
- T 315
- U 315
- V 315
- W 315
- X 316
- Y 316
- Z 316
