Law and Social Solidarity in Contemporary China

This book adopts Durkheim's legal perspective to treat law as a symbol of social solidarities to examine Chinese society. It will be essential reading for researchers and academics working in the areas of socio-legal studies, legal theory and law and society in China.

Autorentext

Han Peng is a Senior Lecturer in Law at Hong Kong Lingnan University, Hong Kong.

Klappentext

This book adopts Durkheim's legal perspective to treat law as a symbol of social solidarities to examine Chinese society. It will be essential reading for researchers and academics working in the areas of socio-legal studies, legal theory and law and society in China.

Inhalt

Introduction

Chapter I Durkheim In China

Chapter Ii Understanding Law And Social Solidarity: A Reworking Of Durkheimian Themes

Chapter Iii Changes In Repressive Laws In China

Chapter Iv Changes In Collective Consciousness And Mechanical Solidarity Of China

Chapter V Changes In Restitutive Laws In China

Chapter Vi Changes In Organic Solidarity Of China

Chapter Vii Features Of Social Phenomena In Chinese Society And Reflections On Durkheim's Theory

Appendix