Death by a thousand cuts
The execution of Wang Weiqin -- The laws of punishment in late-imperial China -- The origins and legitimacy problems of lingchi -- Lingchi in the Ming Dynasty -- Tormenting the dead -- Chinese torture in the Western mind -- Qing executions and European supplices -- Georges Bataille and the supplicié...
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| Medienart: | Druck Buch |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Veröffentlicht: |
Cambridge, Mass. [u.a.]
Harvard University Press
2008
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| In: | Jahr: 2008 |
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Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| Bestand in Tübingen: | In Tübingen vorhanden. UB: KB 20 A 3058 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | The execution of Wang Weiqin -- The laws of punishment in late-imperial China -- The origins and legitimacy problems of lingchi -- Lingchi in the Ming Dynasty -- Tormenting the dead -- Chinese torture in the Western mind -- Qing executions and European supplices -- Georges Bataille and the supplicié chinois -- Retrospective |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-312) and index |
| Physische Details: | XI, 320 S., Ill., 25 cm |
| ISBN: | 0-674-02773-6 978-0-674-02773-2 |
