Jennifer Altehenger
1 book
About the Author
Jennifer Altehenger is a historian whose research explores the social and cultural dimensions of law in modern China. She examines how legal knowledge was disseminated and understood by ordinary citizens during the formative decades of the People’s Republic. Her scholarship bridges legal history, political culture, and everyday life, offering nuanced insights into state-society relations. Altehenger’s work illuminates the ways in which law became both a tool of governance and a subject of popular engagement in twentieth-century China.
Writing style
scholarly
nuanced
accessible
Books by Jennifer Altehenger
