Rules of the House : Family Law and Domestic Disputes in Colonial Korea

Rules of the House examines the transformation of the Korean family during and after Japanese colonial rule. Through in-depth reading of civil litigation records, the book shows how the Japanese colonial legal system transformed Korean families from the traditional patrilineal family system into sma...

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Main Author: Lim, Sungyun (auth)
Format: Book Chapter
Published: University of California Press 2019
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