Wahre Verbrechen im China des 18. Jahrhunderts: Zwanzig Fallgeschichten von Robert E. Hege

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True Crimes in Eighteenth-Century China

by Robert E. Hegel

Represents the genre of legal case narratives - most involving homicide - from late imperial China. This book includes testimony from the accused and from witnesses, family members, and neighbors, as well as summaries and opinions from local magistrates, their coroners, and other officials higher up the chain of judicial review.

FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New

Publisher Description

The little-examined genre of legal case narratives is represented in this fascinating volume, the first collection translated into English of criminal cases - most involving homicide - from late imperial China. These true stories of crimes of passion, family conflict, neighborhood feuds, gang violence, and sedition are a treasure trove of information about social relations and legal procedure.Each narrative describes circumstances leading up to a crime and its discovery, the appearance of the crime scene and the body, the apparent cause of death, speculation about motives and premeditation, and whether self-defense was involved. Detailed testimony is included from the accused and from witnesses, family members, and neighbors, as well as summaries and opinions from local magistrates, their coroners, and other officials higher up the chain of judicial review. Officials explain which law in the Qing dynasty legal code was violated, which corresponding punishment was appropriate, and whether the sentence was eligible for reduction.These records began as reports from magistrates on homicide cases within their jurisdiction that were required by law to be tried first at the county level, then reviewed by judicial officials at the prefectural, provincial, and national levels, with each administrator adding his own observations to the file. Each case was decided finally in Beijing, in the name of the emperor if not by the monarch himself, before sentences could be carried out and the records permanently filed. All of the cases translated here are from the Qing imperial copies, most of which are now housed in the First Historical Archives, Beijing.

Notes

A selection of narratives centered around legal cases in late imperial China

Author Biography

Robert E. Hegel is Liselotte Dieckmann Professor of Comparative Literature and professor of Chinese, Washington University, St. Louis.

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments
Translator's Notes
IntroductionPart I Judicial Procedures
Case 1: Xu Si: A Scuffle over a Debt (Jiangsu, 1792)
Case 2: Li Huaiyu: The Missing Brother (Hunan, 1736)
Case 3: Ms. Guo: Accidental Homicide Concealed (Zhili, 1794)
Case 4: Li Cang: Blackmail and Arsenic (Shanxi, 1803)
Case 5: Cao Ligong: Attempted Rape That Led to Murder (Zhili, 1803)Part II Interrogation Techniques
Case 6: Du Huailiang: Adultery That Brought Disaster (Shandong, 1696)
Case 7: Rui Meisheng: Manslaughter over an Outhouse (Anhui, 1722)
Case 8: Jia Mingyuan: Accidental Homicide (Fengtian, 1796)Part III Intent and Premeditated Violence
Case 9: Luo Zhongyi: Kidnapping (Guangdong, 1728)
Case 10: Wang Azhen: Murder for Extortion (Guangdong, 1779)
Part IV The Failure of "Confucian" Family Values 122
Case 11: Li Er and Li San: Two Pecks of Beans (Fengtian, 1738)
Case 12: The Hong Brothers: A Quarrel over Manure (Hunan, 1738)
Case 13: Ms. Wang: Incest and Violent Homicide (Jilin, 1738)
Case 14: Ms. Ma: Disguised Poisoning (Shandong, 1795)
Part V Control of Politically Marginal Groups and Individuals
Case 15: A Village Vendetta and Han Intercession (Guangxi, 1728)
Case 16: Rebellious Religious Sectarians (North China,1791-1814)
Case 17: Ji Yanghua: Secret Society Member (Shanxi, 1814)
Part VI Social Mobility and Crime
Case 18: Jin San: A Spurned Lover (Sichuan, 1728)
Case 19: Luo Fenpeng: A Phony Scholar-Official (Jiangxi, 1763)Part VII Imperial Intervention
Case 20: Li Yuchang: A Magistrate Murdered for His Integrity (Jiangsu, 1809)Appendix 1. Banners and Other Social Organizations
Appendix 2. Popular Religious Movements
Appendix 3. Cases Listed by Social Conflict
Chinese Character Glossary
Bibliography of Studies in English
Index

Review

"Contains rich and valuable information that sheds light on a range of legal and social issues. These cases provide unique firsthand illustrations of the everyday struggles of the common people during a period of profound historical change and they illustrate the complex dynamics of the Qing legal system during the late imperial era." Thomas Buoye, University of Tulsa

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"Contains rich and valuable information that sheds light on a range of legal and social issues. These cases provide unique firsthand illustrations of the everyday struggles of the common people during a period of profound historical change and they illustrate the complex dynamics of the Qing legal system during the late imperial era." Thomas Buoye, University of Tulsa

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Details ISBN0295989068 Author Robert E. Hegel Pages 312 Publisher University of Washington Press Language English Translator Robert E. Hegel ISBN-10 0295989068 ISBN-13 9780295989068 Media Book Format Hardcover Series Number 20 Year 2009 Imprint University of Washington Press Subtitle Twenty Case Histories Country of Publication United States Birth 1943 Short Title TRUE CRIMES IN 18TH-CENTURY CH Illustrations black & white illustrations Place of Publication Seattle UK Release Date 2009-04-16 AU Release Date 2009-04-16 NZ Release Date 2009-04-16 US Release Date 2009-04-16 Series Asian Law Series Publication Date 2009-04-16 DEWEY 345.51026409033 Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Alternative 9780295800158

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  • Condition: Neu
  • ISBN-13: 9780295989068
  • Book Title: True Crimes in Eighteenth-Century China
  • ISBN: 9780295989068
  • Publication Year: 2009
  • Type: Textbook
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Language: English
  • Publication Name: True Crimes in Eighteenth-Century China: Twenty Case Histories
  • Item Height: 229mm
  • Author: Robert E. Hegel
  • Publisher: University of Washington Press
  • Item Width: 152mm
  • Subject: Social Sciences
  • Item Weight: 590g
  • Number of Pages: 312 Pages

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