Chinese Marriage and Social Change The Legal Abolition of Concubinage in Hong Kong /
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| Summary: | IX, 225 p. 1 illus. text |
| Language: | English |
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Singapore :
Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer,
2020.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2020. |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1644-3 |
| Format: | Electronic Book |
Table of Contents:
- Part I: Introductory: the issues
- Chapter 1 Concubinage and Social Change: Introduction
- Part II: Concubinage in Chinese law and society
- Chapter 2 The Status of Concubine in Da Qing Lü Li
- Chapter 3 The Judicial Construction of Concubine in the East Asian Jurisdictions
- Part III: Concubines and Colonialism
- Chapter 4 Abolition of Concubinage in Hong Kong – UK Pressure Hong Kong Response
- Chapter 5 Abolition of Concubinage in Hong Kong – Social Pressure and Legal Interpretations
- Chapter 6 Marriage Reform in 1971 – an Aftermath
- Part IV: Reflections
- Chapter 7 Conclusion.