Book: Torture "Torture has ceased to exist," Victor Hugo claimed, with some justification, in 1874. Yet more than a century later, torture is used routinely in one out of every three countries. This book is about torture in Western society from earliest times to the present.
A landmark study since its original publication a decade ago, "Torture" is now available in an expanded and updated paperback edition. Included for the first time is a broad and disturbing selection of documents charting the historical practice of torture from the ancient Romans to the Khmer Rouge.
Details of Book: Torture Book: Torture
Author: Edward Peters
ISBN: 0812215990
ISBN-13: 9780812215991
, 978-0812215991
Binding: Paperback
Publishing Date: 01101996
Publisher: University Of Pennsylvania Press
Number of Pages: 304
Language: English