Abstract
AbstractLegal codes are a rich source for a social historian who is interested in theways a society imagined itself. The legal code of Ming dynasty China(1368–1644) offers one approach to the study of the traditional Chinese family. While the Code does not represent the sum total of Ming law, it is adocument of great importance in both reflecting and shaping Ming ideas about the functioning of an orderly society. In this essay, I am particularlyinterested in reading provisions of the Code which treat domestic violence as a way of illuminating concepts about gender and hierarchy.
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