A History of Torture
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Book Overview
The History of Torture Throughout the Ages is a comprehensive and detailed account of the use of torture throughout human history. Written by George Ryley Scott, a renowned historian and expert on the... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1858911273
ISBN13:9781858911274
Release Date:September 1994
Publisher:Bracken Books
Length:328 Pages
Weight:1.65 lbs.
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What a delightful read!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
Well, this isn't the sort of book you find yourself reading to the kiddies, that's for sure. This book, first published in 1940, approaches torture through the ages by looking into the psychological aspects of the act itself, history, and technique. Mass torture, prison torture, masochism, sadism, self-torture, crucifixion, water torture (the real one, not the silly crap you see on television), squassation - it's all here, in vivid detail, along with enough illustrations to put it on the top shelf when the in-laws are over.Scott approached this work sympathetically. He writes that the work is presented to inform, not titillate. He argues that only by recognizing the cruelties inflicted in the past can we hope to eliminate them in the future.330 pages of very interesting reading, and well worth putting yourself on the waiting list for.
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