Intro; A Question of Intent; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 From Guoshi Killing to Killing at Play: The Low End of the Intent Continuum; 2 The Marriage of Concept and Circumstance: Killing in an Affray and the Intent to Harm; 3 Murder, Mercy, and Mens Rea: Intentional Homicide in the Qing Dynasty; 4 Limited Options: Intentional Homicide in Republican China; 5 Continuities in Court: The Recreation of Qing Rulings in Republican Courts; 6 Damages: Changing Notions of Reparations and Harm in Homicide and Injury Law; Conclusion
Appendix 1 Main Homicide Categories and Their PunishmentsAppendix 2 Standard Qing Dynasty Punishment Provisions; Character List; References; Index
