Author: Timothy Brook
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2008-03-15
Total Pages: 342
ISBN-13: 9780674027732
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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.
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
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Published: 1902
Total Pages: 918
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