Newspapers and magazines were primary media for Sino-Western cultural exchange in the early 19th century.The Chinese Repository,a monthly periodical founded by American missionary Elijah Bridgman in 1832,reported on C...Newspapers and magazines were primary media for Sino-Western cultural exchange in the early 19th century.The Chinese Repository,a monthly periodical founded by American missionary Elijah Bridgman in 1832,reported on Chinese social life as well as legal cases,system,and penalty.These reports served as a crucial window for the West to observe 19th-century Chinese criminal practices and significantly shaped Western perceptions of Chinese penal systems.Analysis of the periodical’s reports and reviews reveals a predominantly critical and negative Western view on China,arising from the collective Western impressions of China at the time and the identities and experiences of The Chinese Repository’s main contributors.The Western impressions of China formed during this period of time have had lasting negative impacts on Western legal demands towards China.Studies on the negative Western impressions of the Chinese view of legal penalty with a case study of The Chinese Repository offer valuable insights into the current Sino-Western legal cultural exchanges and dissemination.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Social Science Fund General Project titled“The Millard’s Review and the Study of Sino-American Legal Civilization Exchange in the First Half of the 20th Century”.
文摘Newspapers and magazines were primary media for Sino-Western cultural exchange in the early 19th century.The Chinese Repository,a monthly periodical founded by American missionary Elijah Bridgman in 1832,reported on Chinese social life as well as legal cases,system,and penalty.These reports served as a crucial window for the West to observe 19th-century Chinese criminal practices and significantly shaped Western perceptions of Chinese penal systems.Analysis of the periodical’s reports and reviews reveals a predominantly critical and negative Western view on China,arising from the collective Western impressions of China at the time and the identities and experiences of The Chinese Repository’s main contributors.The Western impressions of China formed during this period of time have had lasting negative impacts on Western legal demands towards China.Studies on the negative Western impressions of the Chinese view of legal penalty with a case study of The Chinese Repository offer valuable insights into the current Sino-Western legal cultural exchanges and dissemination.
