Exile in Mid-Qing China: Banishment to Xinjiang, 1758-1820 (Yale Historical Publications)

by Joanna Waley-Cohen

Product Details:
 
  • Hardcover: 267 pages
  • Publisher: Yale Univ Pr (April 1, 1991)
  • ISBN: 0300048270
  • Product Dimensions: 1.0 x 6.5 x 9.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds.

 

Banishment to Xinjang ranked second in severity only to death in Qing law. The punishment was a vital part of both the legal system and the project of colonizing the new Central Asian frontier, and the author documents its context, implementation, and consequences. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)