The Communist Judicial System in China, 1927-1976

Building on Fear

Qiang Fang (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

336 Seiten

2025
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-041-18748-6 (ISBN)

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Drawing on hundreds of newly released judicial archives and court cases, this book analyzes the communist judicial system in China from its founding period to the death of Mao Zedong. It argues that the communist judicial system was built when the CCP was engaged in a life-or-death struggle with the GMD, meaning that the overriding aim of the judicial system was, from the outset, to safeguard the Party against both internal and external adversaries. This fundamental insecurity and perennial fear of loss of power obsessed the Party throughout the era of Mao and beyond, prompting it to launch numerous political campaigns, which forced communist judicial cadres to choose between upholding basic legal norms and maintaining Party order. In doing all of this, The Communist Judicial System in China, 1927-1976: Building on Fear fills a major lacuna in our understanding of communist-era China.

Dr. Qiang Fang is professor of East Asian History at the University of Minnesota Duluth. He is the current president of Association of Chinese Professors in Social Science (ACPSS). His recent publications include 'Sino-American Relations: A New Cold War', 'The Communist Judicial System in China, 1927-1976', and 'Power Versus Law in Modern China'.

Acknowledgement, Abbreviations, Introduction: Building on Fear, 1. Born in Blood, 1927-1935, 2. Cornerstone or Aberration, 1935-1949, 3. From Excessive Lenience to Harshness, 1949-1951, 4. A Deliberate Purge, 1952-1953, 5. A Golden Age? 1953-May 1957, 6. The Great leap of Law, June 1957-1965, 7. Not the Worst Period of Law, 1966-1976, Conclusion: From Party's Fear to People's Fear, Glossary, Selected Bibliography, Index

Erscheinungsdatum	20.11.2025
Reihe/Serie	China: From Revolution to Reform
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	620 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	1-041-18748-3 / 1041187483
ISBN-13	978-1-041-18748-6 / 9781041187486
Zustand	Neuware