Download or read book Legal Institutions in Manchu China written by Sybille Sprenkel and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-12-22 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mrs van der Sprenkel was led to undertake this journey by her experiences while living in China. lt is a detailed sociological analysis of the whole complex of legal and quasi-legal institutions during the Manchu period. Using a wide range of source material, Mrs van der Sprenkel discusses both the concepts underlying and the actual working of government and administration in Manchu China, the nature of the law, judicial procedure, and, finally, the effectiveness of the law in supporting social order.