Death By a Thousand Cuts

Informationen zum Autor Timothy Brook is Professor of History and Republic of China Chair at the University of British Columbia. Jérôme Bourgon is Researcher at the Institut d’Asie Orientale / Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Lyon. Gregory Blue is Associate Professor of History, University of Victoria. Klappentext In Beijing in 1904, multiple murderer Wang Weiqin became one of the last to suffer the extreme punishment known as lingchi, called by Western observers "death by a thousand cuts." This is the first book to explore the history, iconography, and legal contexts of Chinese tortures and executions from the 10th century until lingchi's abolition in 1905. Zusammenfassung In Beijing in 1904, multiple murderer Wang Weiqin became one of the last to suffer the extreme punishment known as lingchi, called by Western observers “death by a thousand cuts.” This is the first book to explore the history, iconography, and legal contexts of Chinese tortures and executions from the 10th century until lingchi’s abolition in 1905.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Gregory Blue, Blue Gregory, Jerome Bourgon, Jérôme Bourgon, Timothy Brook
• Editore: Harvard University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 04.03.2008
• EAN: 9780674027732
• ISBN: 978-0-674-02773-2
• Pagine: 314
• Dimensioni: 160 mm x 245 mm x 30 mm
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; China, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, Social and cultural history, Penology and punishment, Penology & punishment