Zhangshan Han bamboo slips "Collected Explanations of the Second Year's Laws and Ordinances"

Author: Zhu Honglin
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: This book preserves the original annotations of The Laws of the Second Year while extensively incorporating relevant historical materials from pre-Qin, Western Han, Tang, Song, Ming, and Qing legal codes, as well as Qin and Han bamboo slip texts and the latest academic research. It provides a comprehensive interpretation of each legal clause. Its features include three aspects: First, it is rich in sources. The author cites a large number of Han Dynasty documents and bamboo slip materials to horizontally reveal the implementation of The Laws of the Second Year in Han society. The author pays special attention to comparing relevant materials from the Sleeping Tiger Cave Qin Laws and the Tang Laws with Han laws, vertically outlining the origins of Han law and its development and changes in later dynasties. Second, the book includes the author's unique insights, such as the examination and analysis of issues like "circulation of money" in the monetary system, "three rings" in the judicial system, and "upper account ×× change" in the labor system, which are particularly outstanding. Finally, the book incorporates the latest research findings on the Zhangjiashan Han Bamboo Slips from academia, while also appending a directory of research findings on the Sleeping Tiger Cave Qin Bamboo Slips and the Zhangjiashan Han Bamboo Slips. This makes it clear at a glance the current state and developments of research on the Sleeping Tiger Cave Qin Bamboo Slips and the Zhangjiashan Han Bamboo Slips, facilitating in-depth comparative studies of Qin and Han laws.