T'zu's The Washing Away of Wrongs (Hsi yuean 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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The University of Michigan Press
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Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 152 mm
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978-0-89264-800-9 (9780892648009)
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Brian E. McKnight is Department Head and Professor of East Asian Studies at the University of Arizona.
