The History of Torture Throughout the Ages (Kegan Paul Library of Arcana)

First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. First published in 2005. Torture, an enduring and seemingly not declining aspect of man's relationship to his fellow man, is an enduring thread through human history. Whether it be practiced by primitive people, the ancient Greeks or the Catholic Church, whether it be ancient China, Japan, 1930's Germany, or Northern Ireland today, torture is alarmingly systematic and consistent in its methods. Impaling, burning, rack or wheel, mutilation, drawing and quartering, burning or hanging alive in chains. A very comprehensive and readable work. IT must be admitted that the meaning of torture is not easy to define.