True Crimes in Eighteenth-Century China: Twenty Case Histories / Настоящие преступления в Китае восемнадцатого века: история двадцати случаев
Год издания: 2009
Автор: Hegel Robert E. / Гегель Роберт И.
Жанр или тематика: История права Китая, история Китая, династия Цин, история права Китая
Издательство: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 978-0-295-98906-8
Серия: Asian law series, 20
Язык: Английский
Формат: PDF
Качество: Издательский макет или текст (eBook)
Интерактивное оглавление: Да
Количество страниц: 306
Описание: 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.
В этом увлекательном томе представлен малоисследованный жанр повествований о судебных делах - первое собрание переведенных на английский язык уголовных дел, большинство из которых связаны с убийствами, из позднего имперского Китая. Эти правдивые истории преступлений, совершённых из страсти, семейных конфликтов, вражды между соседями, бандитизма и мятежа являются сокровищницей информации о социальных отношениях и судебных процедурах.
Review by Geoffrey MacCormack, University of Aberdeen // Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient Vol. 54, No. 4, pp. 576-579
At one level True Crimes in Eighteenth-Century China is a fascinating book. It presents translations (in whole or in part) of the original depositions in a number of serious criminal cases. The depositions comprise the evidence given by the accused and witnesses as brought out by the magistrate’s interrogation. They include also his summary and recommendation for sentencing as well as the endorsement of the provincial authorities who reviewed the case. The depositions are presented in ‘routine memorials’ (tiben) submitted by the highest authorities to the throne. These memorials, preserved in the Number One Historical Archives of China in Beijing, have only become available to foreign scholars in the last twenty years or so.(...)
Оглавление
Cover 1
Contents 8
Preface and Acknowledgments 10
Translator’s Notes 14
Introduction 22
Part I: Judicial Procedures 48
Case 1: Xu Si: A Scuffle over a Debt (Jiangsu, 1702) 49
Case 2: Li Huaiyu: The Missing Brother (Hunan, 1736) 56
Case 3: Ms. Guo: Accidental Homicide Concealed (Zhili, 1794) 71
Case 4: Li Cang: Blackmail and Arsenic (Shanxi, 1803) 78
Case 5: Cao Ligong: Attempted Rape That Led to Murder (Zhili, 1803) 83
Part II: Interrogation Techniques 98
Case 6: Du Huailiang: Adultery That Brought Disaster (Shandong, 1696) 98
Case 7: Rui Meisheng: Manslaughter over an Outhouse (Anhui, 1722) 109
Case 8: Jia Mingyuan: Accidental Homicide (Fengtian, 1796) 115
Part III: Intent and Premeditated Violence 122
Case 9: Luo Zhongyi: Kidnapping (Guangdong, 1728) 122
Case 10: Wang Azhen: Murder for Extortion (Guangdong, 1779) 135
Part IV: The Failure of “Confucian” Family Values 141
Case 11: Li Er and Li San: Two Pecks of Beans (Fengtian, 1738) 142
Case 12: The Hong Brothers: A Quarrel over Manure (Hunan, 1738) 147
Case 13: Ms. Wang: Incest and Violent Homicide (Jilin, 1738) 152
Case 14: Ms. Ma: Disguised Poisoning (Shandong, 1795) 161
Part V: Control of Politically Marginal Groups and Individuals 166
Case 15: A Village Vendetta and Han Intercession (Guangxi, 1728) 167
Case 16: Rebellious Religious Sectarians (North China, 1791–1814) 194
Case 17: Ji Yanghua: Secret Society Member (Shanxi, 1814) 220
Part VI: Social Mobility and Crime 224
Case 18: Jin San: A Spurned Lover (Sichuan, 1728) 224
Case 19: Luo Fenpeng: A Phony Scholar-Official ( Jiangxi, 1763) 237
Part VII: Imperial Intervention 245
Case 20: Li Yuchang: A Magistrate Murdered for His Integrity( Jiangsu, 1809) 245
Appendix 1: Banners and Other Social Organizations 264
Appendix 2: Popular Religious Movements 266
Appendix 3: Cases Listed by Social Conflict 271
Chinese Character Glossary 274
Bibliography of Studies in English 290
Index 298
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