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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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Death by a Thousand Cuts, Timothy Brook
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- Released
- 2008
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- Title
- Death by a Thousand Cuts
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Timothy Brook
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Released
- 2008
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN10
- 0674027736
- ISBN13
- 9780674027732
- Description
- 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.