Book contents
- Recentering the World
- Law in Context
- Recentering the World
- Copyright page
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Archives and Databases Consulted
- Treaties, Agreements, and Legislation
- Cases
- Introduction
- Part I Preserving Stateliness, 1850–1894
- Part II Asserting Sovereignty, 1895–1921
- Part III Internationalisms, 1922–2001
- Glossary of Chinese and Japanese Names
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Introduction
“In the Nineteenth Century, There Was No International Law”
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 October 2022
Book contents
- Recentering the World
- Law in Context
- Recentering the World
- Copyright page
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Archives and Databases Consulted
- Treaties, Agreements, and Legislation
- Cases
- Introduction
- Part I Preserving Stateliness, 1850–1894
- Part II Asserting Sovereignty, 1895–1921
- Part III Internationalisms, 1922–2001
- Glossary of Chinese and Japanese Names
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The introduction to this book provides a brief exposition of its major themes, including the Eurocentric character of the international legal order as it existed when introduced to China and the latter's eventual active participatory role in it. The introduction also summarizes each subsequent chapter.
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- Recentering the WorldChina and the Transformation of International Law, pp. 1 - 8Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022