Human Life Matters: Government Affairs and Officials in the Ministry of Justice in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1906)
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This book comprehensively chronologically records official history books, various regulations, archives, anthologies, chronologies, notes and other historical materials, and provides a detailed overview of the development of the criminal naming system in the Qing Dynasty. At the same time, the study of institutional history introduces the investigation of people and events, portraying the image of a technocratic bureaucrat of the Ministry of Justice with considerable professional qualities. Through the refutation of cases, it reproduces the multiple games between the Ministry of Justice and other central agencies and local officials in the intertwined situation of legal principles, human relations, and interests. By analyzing the pivotal role of the imperial power of the Qing Dynasty in the criminal naming system, the book reveals how the Qing dynasty improved the operational efficiency of the criminal naming system in order to maintain political and social stability under comprehensive institutionalization, thereby alleviating the crisis in the legitimacy of rule.
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