The Instruments of TortureLyons Press, 2001 - 192 pages 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 |
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Page 64
... excruciating pain as the cords bit deep into flesh and bone . Despite its French name and pedigree , the brodequin seems to have been used mostly in Scotland - as , for that matter , was the so - called ' Spanish Boot ' or ' cashielaw ...
... excruciating pain as the cords bit deep into flesh and bone . Despite its French name and pedigree , the brodequin seems to have been used mostly in Scotland - as , for that matter , was the so - called ' Spanish Boot ' or ' cashielaw ...
Page 83
... excruciating . Torturers have valued water chiefly , though , as a means of drowning . The partial suffocation that occurs when the head is immersed in water will fill a victim with helpless panic . Other tortures may be more painful ...
... excruciating . Torturers have valued water chiefly , though , as a means of drowning . The partial suffocation that occurs when the head is immersed in water will fill a victim with helpless panic . Other tortures may be more painful ...
Page 103
... excruciating torments . After having been tortured in this manner about an hour , he was taken to the outside of the town , when the elephant , which is instructed for such purposes , is backed , and puts his foot on the head of the ...
... excruciating torments . After having been tortured in this manner about an hour , he was taken to the outside of the town , when the elephant , which is instructed for such purposes , is backed , and puts his foot on the head of the ...
Contents
Under Lock and Key | 17 |
Stretching and Suspension | 37 |
Applying Pressure | 49 |
Copyright | |
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