Death by a Thousand Cuts
Download or Read eBook Death by a Thousand Cuts PDF 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.
| Author | : Timothy Brook |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 342 |
| Release | : 2008-03-15 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0674027736 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780674027732 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (36 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Death by a Thousand Cuts by : Timothy Brook
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.
