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The A to Z of Punishment and Torture

The A to Z of Punishment and Torture 
Who are the Maccabees? A modern youth pop phenomenon, or a mother and her seven sons who suffered racking, skinning, burning, amputation and having a tongue pulled out and fried?
The A to Z of Punishment and Torture is fascinating social history providing a wealth of weird folklore, such as the power of the hanged man's hand; astounding tales, like Mary Hamilton, the cross-dressing 14-times bigamist; and more recent outrages, such as the use of squassation at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.
Man's inhumanity to man continues, tragically, to know no bounds, yet the survivors' tales are heroic and legion. And who can resist a smirk at the knowledge that young Tony Blair received six of the best at his posh private school?

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Author Irene Thompson
ISBN 9781846242038
Cover Type Hardback
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Publication Date 27/3/2008
Author Biography
Price: £9.99

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Author: RH, Buzz magazine, the South Wales What's On Guide
We'd never endorse any kind of corporal or capital punishment, and anyone with murderous tendendencies should probably skip to the next review, but we have to admit that all at Buzz HQ fancied a read of this. From Tony Blair getting his botty reddened at public school courtesy of the cane, to the use of squassation at Abu Ghahib prison in Iraq, this A to Z is a fascinating insight into human cruelty, acts of which are happening as you read this.

 

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