健讼之人与地方公共事务——以清代漕讼为中心

Litigation Masters and the Public Sphere: Grain Tax Lawsuits in the Qing

如果说清代社会存在所谓公共领域的话 ,那么健讼之人就是这个领域的积极参与者之一。他们挺身抗帮 ,包揽词讼 ,以独特的方式承担了地方公共事务。这一点 ,在层出不穷的漕案中有相当明显的表现。

If one can speak of a “public sphere' in Qing society, the litigation masters were active participants in it. For example, they boldly engaged in an endless stream of lawsuits over the grain tax thereby assuming a distinctive role in public affairs. As a result, local officials were very disgusted with them.