Crime and Punishment in Ancient China: Tang-Yin-Pi-Shih by Robert van Gulik

Crime and Punishment in Ancient China: Tang-Yin-Pi-Shih

Robert van Gulik

198 pages first pub 1979 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative medium-paced
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Fascinating glimpse into the world of traditional Chinese judicial systems through this record of 144 criminal and court cases, judged in courts of ancient China; entertaining and informative.

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