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The Washing Away of Wrongs: Forensic Medicine in Thirteenth-Century China Volume 1

The Washing Away of Wrongs: Forensic Medicine in Thirteenth-Century China Volume 1 - Paperback

by Tz'u Sung
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Availability:In StockContributor:Tz'u Sung, Brian McKnight (Translator)Series:Science, Medicine, and Technology in East Asia #01Publish date:1981-01-01Pages:200
Language:EnglishPublisher:U of M Center for Chinese StudiesISBN-13:9780892648009ISBN-10:892648007UPC:9780892648009Book Category:Social Science, MedicalBook Subcategory:Cultural & Ethnic Studies, Forensic MedicineSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SCS1KC0QNE
T'zu's The Washing Away of Wrongs (Hsi y an chi lu), printed in 1247, is the oldest extant book on forensic medicine in the world. Written as a guide for magistrates in conducting inquests, the book is a major source on early Chinese knowledge of pathology and morbid anatomy. Includes a lengthy introductory essay by the translator.
Language:EnglishPublisher:U of M Center for Chinese StudiesISBN-13:9780892648009ISBN-10:892648007UPC:9780892648009Book Category:Social Science, MedicalBook Subcategory:Cultural & Ethnic Studies, Forensic MedicineSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SCS1KC0QNE
Brian E. McKnight is Department Head and Professor of East Asian Studies at the University of Arizona.
Publisher: U of M Center for Chinese Studies

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Tz'u Sung, Brian McKnight (Translator)

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Tz'u Sung

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