Legal Lessons: Popularizing Laws in the People’s Republic of China, 1949–1989

Legal Lessons examines how China’s party-state attempted to motivate ordinary citizens to learn laws during the Mao period. Archival records, advice manuals, and colorful propaganda materials reveal how official attempts to promote “correct” understanding of laws intersected with the interpretations and practical experiences of the people.

• | Author: Jennifer Altehenger
• | Publisher: Harvard University Press
• | Publication Date: May 04, 2021
• | Number of Pages:
• | Language:
• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780674251243
• | ISBN-10: 0674251245