Description: Crime and Punishment in Ancient China by Robert Hans Van Gulik Translation of an ancient Chinese manual on juriprudence, including details of many trials and judgments for crimes both high and petty. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Compiled in the 13th century, the Tang-Yin-Pi-Shih is a record of 144 criminal and civil court cases judged in the courts of ancient China, spanning some 1,400 years of the countrys history, commencing about 300 BC. During this period, Chinas judiciary was chosen from among the ranks of the countrys scholar-officials, who, dispatched to various parts of the Empire often with little or no prior training in the legal arts, fulfilled the role of both investigative detective and court judge in the provincial centers of the land.Casebooks such as the Tang-Yin-Pi-Shih were thus essential tools of the appointees, providing guidance and precedence to which to refer, when the courts were confronted with challenging cases. In Crime and Punishment in Ancient China, the author provides us with an informative and highly entertaining translation and commentary on the ancient text.R. H. van Gulik was also the author of a popular series of detective novels, based in ancient China and featuring the semi-historical Judge Dee Gong-An. It will soon become evident to fans of Judge Dee that van Gulik drew much inspiration for his novels from the Tang-Yin-Pi-Shih. Review The crimes, ranging from petty theft to murder and treason, provide an excellent view of the provincial magistrates docket... thoroughly studied and meticulously annotated... John L. Bishop, in Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies, Vol. 20 No. 1/2, 1957. Details ISBN9745241172 Pages 216 Publisher Orchid Press Year 2018 Translator Robert Hans Van Gulik ISBN-10 9745241172 ISBN-13 9789745241176 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2018-02-01 UK Release Date 2018-02-01 Author Robert Hans Van Gulik Edition 2nd Imprint Orchid Press Subtitle Tang-Yin-Pi-Shih Illustrations 7 Illustrations Edition Description 2nd ed. Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:141400065;
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