5. Law and Empire in The Making of The First Opium War

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Imperial Archives and Historiography of Western Extraterritoriality in China 25
6. 2. Translation of The Qing Code and Colonial Origins of Comparative Chinese Law 69
7. 3. Chinese Law in The Formation of European Modernity 112
8. 4. Sentimental Imperialism and The Global Spectacle of Chinese Punishments 156
9. 5. Law and Empire in The Making of The First Opium War 201
10. Conclusion 243
11. Abbreviations 251
12. Notes 253
13. Glossary 331
14. Bibliography 335
15. Index 377