Death by a Thousand Cuts
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0674027736
ISBN-13
9780674027732
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Imprint
Harvard University Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 1st, 2008
Print length
336 Pages
Weight
620 grams
Dimensions
24.30 x 16.60 x 2.60 cms
Product Classification:
Social & cultural historyPenology & punishment
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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.
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