The Instruments Of Torture
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The Instruments Of Torture
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Author : Michael Kerrigan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
The Instruments Of Torture written by Michael Kerrigan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with History categories.
Freelance writer Kerrigan traces the history of the technology of torture from antiquity to the present in all parts of the globe. The different methods of inflicting pain are grouped by type (i.e. stretching, water torture, beating, mental cruelty). Kerrigan concludes with a discussion of the efforts of groups such as Amnesty International who seek to bring an end to torture. The text is accompanied throughout by bandw photographs and woodcuts depicting instruments of torture and their victims. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Instruments Of Torture
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1896
Instruments Of Torture written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1896 with categories.
Instruments Of Torture
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Author : Aparna Upadhyaya Sanyal
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2024-02-24
Instruments Of Torture written by Aparna Upadhyaya Sanyal and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-02-24 with Fiction categories.
Descend into the deepest, darkest torture chambers of the soul, where rapacious dreams dwell and nightmares are forged. In these pages, the mind's darkness lies revealed. These stories are each named after a medieval torture device, and the true meaning - and impact - of every title bubbles up to the surface as the connection between the various instruments and their psychological counterparts are laid bare: whether it is an anguished man being drugged with hormones to 'cure' his dwarfism or a forbidden love affair that takes root in a place of worship. Torn asunder, marginalized, existing at the edges of our peripheral vision, the people in these tales hold up to the reader the greatest instrument of torture yet: a mirror that looks directly into the subconscious.
Instruments Of Torture
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Author : Michael Kerrigan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009-11
Instruments Of Torture written by Michael Kerrigan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-11 with categories.
This unique book examines the techniques and tools used in torture, ranging from the earliest known historical instances of the practice right up to today¿s allegations of torture in Abu Ghraib Prison and Guantanamo Bay. The different methods of inflicting pain are grouped by type (stretching, for instance, having been used particularly in the European Renaissance as well as still being widespread in the Middle East), showing the stark parallels in torture throughout history as used in different cultures and context. ¿A unique historical reference guide complete with 110 stunning photographs and etchings of the instruments of torture themselves.¿ Not for the faint of heart.
The History Of Torture
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Author : Brian Innes
language : en
Publisher: Amber Books Ltd
Release Date : 2012-07-18
The History Of Torture written by Brian Innes and has been published by Amber Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-18 with Philosophy categories.
The History of Torture tells the complete story of torture, from its earliest uses right up to the present day, from the tools and techniques used, to the campaigns to abolish its use.
Rack Rope And Red Hot Pincers
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Author : Geoffrey Abbott
language : en
Publisher: Eric Dobby Publishing
Release Date : 2002-06
Rack Rope And Red Hot Pincers written by Geoffrey Abbott and has been published by Eric Dobby Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-06 with Torture categories.
Grisly and blackly humorous, the book details the gruesome history of torture, restraint and punishment from the days of the Normans to the late nineteenth century. How it must have felt to be faced with horrifying torture and to have lived during a time when torture was considered an acceptable form of punishment, is chillingly conveyed through eyewitness accounts of the time. This is a fascinating account of torture, in all its various and gruesome guises and provides vivid insights into the lives and times of both torturers and tortured.
Medieval Punishments
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Author : William Andrews
language : en
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
Release Date : 2013-08-01
Medieval Punishments written by William Andrews and has been published by Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-01 with History categories.
“The brank may be described simply as an iron framework; which was placed on the head, closing it in a kind of cage; it had in front a plate of iron, which, either sharpened or covered with spikes, was so situated as to be placed in the mouth of the victim, and if she attempted to move her tongue in any way whatever, it was certain to be shockingly injured. She thus suffered for telling her mind to some petty tyrant in office, or speaking plainly to a wrong-doer, or for taking to task a lazy, and perhaps a drunken husband.“ Dive into the macabre history of England and Old Europe in this treasure chest of historical punishments. In the pages of Medieval Punishments are punishments from a less enlightened period, creating a thoroughly researched historical document that sheds light on the evolution of society and how humans have maintained social order and addressed crime. In a town called Newcastle-on-Tyne, a drunkard cloak was a barrel that offenders were made to wear. In Anglo-Saxon times, each town was required to build stocks to hold breakers of the peace. To the Romans, beheading was considered the most honorable of deaths. It’s these details that make Medieval Punishments a compelling read for social historians and important component of human history.
Torture Instruments And Other Sinister Relics
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Author : Steve Santini
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2015-01-28
Torture Instruments And Other Sinister Relics written by Steve Santini and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-28 with categories.
Torture Instruments and Other Sinister Relics is a photographic study of over 170 rare and unusual "dark history" antiquities in The Steve Santini Collection. Profiled objects include authentic instruments of torture, restraint, and execution as well as items connected to witchcraft, Voodoo, and other dark historic practices or events.
Torture And The Twilight Of Empire
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Author : Marnia Lazreg
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2016-12-13
Torture And The Twilight Of Empire written by Marnia Lazreg and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-13 with History categories.
Torture and the Twilight of Empire looks at the intimate relationship between torture and colonial domination through a close examination of the French army's coercive tactics during the Algerian war from 1954 to 1962. By tracing the psychological, cultural, and political meanings of torture at the end of the French empire, Marnia Lazreg also sheds new light on the United States and its recourse to torture in Iraq and Afghanistan. This book is nothing less than an anatomy of torture--its methods, justifications, functions, and consequences. Drawing extensively from archives, confessions by former torturers, interviews with former soldiers, and war diaries, as well as writings by Jean-Paul Sartre, Albert Camus, and others, Lazreg argues that occupying nations justify their systematic use of torture as a regrettable but necessary means of saving Western civilization from those who challenge their rule. She shows how torture was central to guerre révolutionnaire, a French theory of modern warfare that called for total war against the subject population and which informed a pacification strategy founded on brutal psychological techniques borrowed from totalitarian movements. Lazreg seeks to understand torture's impact on the Algerian population--especially women--and also on the French troops who became their torturers. She explores the roles Christianity and Islam played in rationalizing these acts, and the ways in which torture became not only routine but even acceptable. Written by a preeminent historical sociologist, Torture and the Twilight of Empire holds particularly disturbing lessons for us today as we carry out the War on Terror.
Torture And Brutality In Medieval Literature
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Author : Larissa Tracy
language : en
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Release Date : 2015
Torture And Brutality In Medieval Literature written by Larissa Tracy and has been published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Literary Criticism categories.
A new look at the way in which medieval European literature depicts torture and brutality.