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1 online resource (409 pages) |
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Cover; The History of Torture Throughout the Ages; Copyright; PREFACE; ""It Can't Happen Now""; A Dangerous Viewpoint; The Ostrich Attitude; Acknowledgments; CONTENTS; PART ONE PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF TORTURE; CHAPTER I THE MEANING AND LIMITATIONS OF TORTURE; A Question of Terminology; The Reality of Psychological Torture; Illegitimate, Surreptitious and Camouflaged Torture; CHAPTER II THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF TORTURE; A Primary Means of Exacting Vengeance; An Expression of Power; The Physiology of Hate; The Toleration of Torture by Society. |
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Mob Psychology in Relation to the Development of TortureCHAPTER III SADISM AS A BASIC CAUSE OF TORTURE BY THE INDIVIDUAL; The Sadistic Concept of Torture; Sadism Developed by Public Exhibitions of Torture; The Indulgence of Private Sadism; CHAPTER IV THE PLEASURE PRINCIPLE IN MASOCHISM; The Submission to Torture; Martyrdom and Masochism; CHAPTER V THE CAUSES OF WHOLESALE OR MASS TORTURE; Sacrifice in Relation to Torture; The Weak and the Despised; State Domination and Power; CHAPTER VI THE EFFECTS OF TORTURE; Paralysing Influence Upon the Individual. |
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Futility of Torture in the Securing of Confession or EvidencePsychological Effects on Society; PART TWO THE HISTORY OF TORTURE; CHAPTER VII TORTURE AMONG SAVAGE AND PRIMITIVE RACES; The Transition from Torture as a Religious Rite to Penal Torture; The Place of Torture in Initiatory Rites; Punishment by Torture; CHAPTER VIII TORTURE IN ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME; Torture of Free Citizens; The Torture of Slaves; The Roman Gladiators; CHAPTER IX THE PROGRESS OF TORTURE; The Attitude of the Church; The Christian Approach; The Persecutions Suffered by the Waldenses. |
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The Persecutions Suffered by the QuakersThe Growth of Judicial and Penal Torture in Europe; CHAPTER X THE HOLY INQUISITION; The Birth and Development of the Holy Office; The Examination of the Accused; Inside the Torture Chamber; The Auto da Fé; Influence of the Inquisition; Victims of the Inquisition; CHAPTER XI TORTURE IN GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND; The Rise of Judicial Torture in England; Judicial Torture in Scotland and Ireland; Torture in the Guise of Punishment; The Mark of Satan; Witch-Hunting in Britain; CHAPTER XIII TORTURE IN CHINA, JAPAN AND INDIA; Judicial Torture in China. |
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Methods of PunishmentCapital Punishment in China; Torture in Japan; A Terrible Campaign of Religious Persecution; Japanese Methods of Punishment; Torture in India; The Terrible KITTEE and Other Indian Tortures; Torture of School Children; Some Bizarre Forms of Torment; CHAPTER XIV THE TORTURE OF SLAVES IN THE WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; The Traffic in Human Beings; Methods of Torture Employed; Torture Will Who Torture Can; The Horrors of Mauritius; Torture of American Slaves; CHAPTER XV THE WAR UPON TORTURE; The Growth of Opposition; The Decline of Torture. |
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The War Upon Animal Torture. |
| Summary |
First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Torture.
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Torture. |
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Electronic books.
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Print version: Scott, History Of Torture. Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, ©2013 9780710308375 |
| ISBN |
9781136191602 (electronic book) |
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1136191607 (electronic book) |
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