A History of Torture

By George Ryley Scott

Book Overview

The History of Torture Throughout the Ages is a comprehensive book by George Ryley Scott that delves into the disturbing and often gruesome practice of torture throughout history. The book provides an... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1859581749
• ISBN13: 9781859581742
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Senate
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 1.0" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

What a delightful read!

Well, this isn't the sort of book you find yourself reading to the kiddies, that's for sure. This book, first published in 1940, approaches torture through the ages by looking into the psychological aspects of the act itself, history, and technique. Mass torture, prison torture, masochism, sadism, self-torture, crucifixion, water torture (the real one, not the silly crap you see on television), squassation - it's all here, in vivid detail, along with enough illustrations to put it on the top shelf when the in-laws are over.Scott approached this work sympathetically. He writes that the work is presented to inform, not titillate. He argues that only by recognizing the cruelties inflicted in the past can we hope to eliminate them in the future.330 pages of very interesting reading, and well worth putting yourself on the waiting list for.