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Introduction: Law And Justice In Chinese History -- Five Punishments And Beyond: The Evolution Of Penal Codes In Imperial China -- From The Imperial Capital To The Magistrate's Court: Judicial Practices In Imperial China -- The Emperor, The Family, And The Land: Law And Order In Imperial China -- Law And Justice In Late Qing And Republican China, 1901- -- The Best Of The Chinese And Of The Western: Legal-judicial Reform In The Late Qing, 1901- -- The Rule Of Law, Judicial Independence, And Due Process: Ideals And Realities In The Republican Era, 1912- -- Bandits, Collaborators, And Wives/concubines: Criminal And Civil Justice In The Republican Era, 1912- -- Contradictions Between The People And The Enemy: Criminal Justice As The Proletarian Dictatorship -- Contradictions Among The People: Mediation And Adjudication Of Civil Disputes -- The Legal System And The Rule Of Law: Changes In Criminal Justice, 1977- -- Naked Officials And Heavenly Net: Changes In Criminal Justice, 1997- -- Look Toward Money: Civil Justice In Post-mao China, 1977- -- Conclusion: Heaven Has Eyes Xiaoqun Xu. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. Oxford Available Via World Wide Web.