Death by a Thousand Cuts

Death by a Thousand Cuts
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 342
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ISBN-10 : 0674027736
ISBN-13 : 9780674027732
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Book Synopsis Death by a Thousand Cuts by : Timothy Brook

Download or read book Death by a Thousand Cuts written by Timothy Brook and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2008-03-15 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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