This sweeping study examines the law of intellectual property in Chinese civilization from imperial days to the present. It uses materials drawn from law, the a

Providing a new perspective on economic and legal institutions, particularly on contract and property, in Qing and Republican history, this volume provides case

Mertha analyzes the impact of external political pressure on the enforcement of intellectual property rights. A useful volume for anyone interested in the actua

This book analyzes the principal legal institutions that have emerged in China and considers implications for U.S. policy of the limits on China's ability to de

A detailed historical look at how copyright was negotiated and protected by authors, publishers, and the state in late imperial and modern China In Pirates and