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 punishments. Punishments ranged from depriving people of property and freedom to endangering their lives, serving as a severe measure of punishment backed by state coercion. How did this terrible measure of punishment come into being? Why does it exist in human society? How has it developed over time? 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.