HIST 150: Law and Society in Imperial China (Fall 2024)

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• Use nouns (people/place/thing/film) as search terms in the search
• Limit to books and ebooks.
• Use Boolean!
• When you find a book on your topic, open it and pay attention to the subject terms!
• Skim books to see why they are in the results. Look at CHAPTERS in books too.

• The evolution of legal codes and institutions in imperial China
  • (evolution OR develop*) AND ("legal codes" OR "legal institutions") AND china 
  • history AND ("legal codes" OR "legal institutions") AND china 
    • ​​​​​​​subject headings!
    • Law -- China -- History
• The role of law in regulating social relationships and maintaining social order
  • ​​​​​​​china AND law* AND ("social relationships" OR "social order")
  • "imperial china" AND law* AND society
• The impact of law on gender, class, and ethnic relations
  • china AND law AND (gender OR class OR ethnic*) AND history
  • law AND (gender OR class OR ethnic*) AND "imperial china"
    • ​​​​​​​really broad, suggest focus on one of those 3 at a time
• The intersection of law and religion, including the role of Confucianism in shaping legal thought
  • china AND confucian* AND law AND religion
  • "imperial china" AND (law* OR legal*) AND religion
    • subject Religion and state -- China
• The role of legal institutions in the governance of imperial China, including the use of law as a tool of state power and control
  • "legal institutions" AND "imperial china"
  • "legal institutions" AND china AND history