The Washing Away of Wrongs: Forensic Medicine in Thirteenth-Century China
Author:   Tz'u Sung ,  Brian McKnight
Publisher:   The University of Michigan Press
ISBN:  

9780892648009


Pages:   200
Publication Date:   31 January 1981
Format:   Paperback
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T'zu's The Washing Away of Wrongs (Hsi yüan 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.

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Author:   Tz'u Sung ,  Brian McKnight
Publisher:   The University of Michigan Press
Imprint:   Centre for Chinese Studies Publications
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.310kg
ISBN:  

9780892648009


ISBN 10:   0892648007
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   31 January 1981
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Brian E. McKnight is Department Head and Professor of East Asian Studies at the University of Arizona.

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