The History Of Torture and Execution by Jean Kellaway


The History Of Torture and Execution
Title : The History Of Torture and Execution
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ISBN : 1904668038
ISBN-10 : 9781904668039
Language : English
Format Type : Hardcover
Number of Pages : 192
Publication : First published October 1, 2000

Throughout history, cultures around the world have found justice for the most extreme crimes by condemning the guilty to death. Retribution has been served by many methods, from beheading, garroting, entombment, and burning, to modern means such as electrocution and lethal injection. And in the process of inflicting tortuous pain, even more ingenious devices have been employed. While torture has usually been carried out behind closed doors, it is only recently that executions have ceased to be a popular and public spectacle. The History of Torture and Execution examines these fascinating but grisly subjects by time, region, and method. Beginning with the often crude methods of meting out justice used by early and first millennium civilizations, and evolving from the sadistic tools of the medieval age to the modern search for humane execution, controversial issues are authoritatively covered.

The History Of Torture and Execution Reviews

  • Jaimie

    It was an interesting read, but quickly became irritating due to the numerous spelling errors and seemingly poor sentence structure. Also bothersome is that there are zero references to the information given in the book. Besides that, I learned some things I was not aware of. Not a terrible book, but certainly not a great one.

  • John Stout

    Not knowing where the author gets their information. The author mentions ancient manuscripts, and writing. But never mentions which ones. I enjoyed reading the book, but I deffinatly think it could have been longer.

  • Sarah

    Purchased for a paper's research. Not great; not horribly useful. Kind of horror-movie in premise, rather than actual useful documentation.

  • Traci

    This book gives a superficial explanation of the most popular forms of torture along with interesting information on each one.