{"product_id":"the-history-of-torture-9798337200316","title":"The History of Torture","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe author of \u003ci\u003eThe Way of the Gladiator\u003c\/i\u003e continues his exploration of the dark side of history with this grisly account of pain and punishment through the ages.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Human beings have a deep-seated instinct for cruelty, and, so far, have not evolved much past it. History is rife with examples of the infliction of pain used as penalty or execution. In \u003ci\u003eThe History of Torture\u003c\/i\u003e, Daniel P. Mannix takes you from the crucifixions of ancient Rome, to the hanging of women during the Salem witch trials, to the atrocities discovered at Nazi concentration camps. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The act of torture has shifted from simple barbarism to advanced psychological techniques thanks to science and technology. Now it's not just an actual flogging that will have a prisoner spilling his guts, but law enforcement's coercive tactics that might prompt a confession. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Follow Mannix as he: leads you into the chambers of Inquisitors, who elevated torture to an art form; illuminates the myriad miseries of the slave trade, America's greatest contribution to the torture hall of fame; and explains the most terrible and famous of all Chinese tortures, the \u003ci\u003eLing-chez\u003c\/i\u003e or \"death of a thousand cuts.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e No country or culture is spared in this wide-reaching survey of suffering.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Road Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/03\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798337200316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.56d","brand":"Daniel P. Mannix","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51334086033589,"sku":"9798337200316","price":17.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_9de7fb9e-2c70-450f-8a64-762fb0b637e1.jpg?v=1752583619","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-history-of-torture-9798337200316","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}