{"product_id":"histories-of-international-law-in-china-all-under-heaven-9780198888345","title":"Histories of International Law in China: All Under Heaven?","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Ignacio de la Rasilla | Jiangyu Wang | Congyan Cai\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Europe - Great Britain - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHistories of International Law in China: All Under Heaven?\u003c\/em\u003e offers a groundbreaking exploration of China's engagement with international law over the past two centuries. Written by an interdisciplinary group of international law scholars and legal historians, it provides a \u003cem\u003elongue dur�e\u003c\/em\u003e perspective, revealing both enduring patterns and profound shifts in China's approach to the global legal order. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeginning with China's millennia-old Sino-centric worldview-rooted in the Confucian concept of \u003cem\u003eTianxia\u003c\/em\u003e (All under Heaven)-the book traces China's evolving relationship with international law from its period of isolation to its forced entry into the Western legal system during the First Opium War (1839-1842). It examines the transformation of China's legal landscape through the fall of the Qing Dynasty (1911), the Republican era (1912-1949), and the establishment of the People's Republic of China (1949). The book explores China's relationship with international law from 1949-including through the Cultural Revolution-until the 'reform and opening-up' era and the end of the Cold War. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eHistories of International Law in China \u003c\/em\u003esheds light on often-overlooked historical episodes and key conceptual legacies shaping China's approach to the international legal order. A unique feature is its curated biographies, including multiple long-forgotten or invisible protagonists, such as pioneering women in the history and theory of international law and China. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEngagingly written and meticulously researched, this volume offers invaluable insights for legal scholars and researchers interested in understanding China's historical and contemporary role in shaping and making international law.","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47966716362903,"sku":"9780198888345","price":23943.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780198888345.webp?v=1782911970","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/histories-of-international-law-in-china-all-under-heaven-9780198888345","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}