History of Chinese Punishments: A Transformation from Savagery to Civilization

Author: Luo Xiang
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: Ancient Chinese law was primarily based on criminal law, with its main legal consequences being penalties. Penalties could range from depriving a person of property or freedom to endangering their life, serving as a severe punishment measure backed by state coercion. How did this terrifying punishment measure come into being? Why does it exist in human society? How has it developed throughout history? With these questions in mind, we attempt to explore the history of punishment. This book includes tracing the origins: the origins and development of punishment; the rise and fall of corporal punishment; the not-so-easy punishment of whipping; and the life-and-death separation of exile.