1st Edition

Law and Social Solidarity in Contemporary China A Durkheimian Analysis

By Han Peng Copyright 2021
290 Pages 34 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

290 Pages 34 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

290 Pages 34 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book adopts Durkheim’s legal perspective to treat law as a symbol of social solidarities to examine Chinese society. The work analyzes changes in the nature of social solidarity from observing changes in laws, thus drawing together western socio-legal theory and distinctive Chinese conditions. It draws on Durkheim’s theoretical framework and methodology to develop a more comprehensive... Read more

Introduction

Chapter I Durkheim In China

Chapter Ii Understanding Law And Social Solidarity: A Reworking Of Durkheimian Themes

Chapter Iii Changes In Repressive Laws In China

Chapter Iv Changes In Collective Consciousness And Mechanical Solidarity Of China

Chapter V Changes In Restitutive Laws In China

Chapter Vi Changes In Organic Solidarity Of China

Chapter Vii Features Of Social Phenomena In Chinese Society And Reflections On Durkheim’s Theory

Appendix

Biography

Han Peng is a Senior Lecturer in Law at Hong Kong Lingnan University, Hong Kong.