Research on the Investigation of Civil and Commercial Customs in the Late Qing Dynasty and Early Republic of China

Author: Qiu Hongming
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Publish Date: 2005-12-01
Features: The book focuses on analyzing the subjective motivations and value orientations of the two investigation movements during the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, examines the social mechanisms of traditional customs during that period, reviews the initiation, progress, geographical scope, and temporal span of the investigation movements, systematically organizes and analyzes the questions posed in the investigations, and investigates the extent to which the movements influenced legislation, judicial processes, and people's thoughts at the time. The book also combines the development of the contemporary market economy and globalization to elaborate on the civil and commercial custom investigation movements during the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, as well as the historical implications of traditional customs for the modernization of China's legal system today.