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Author_John McIlwain
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chastise
criminal
criminals
dungeon
dungeons
dungeons and torture
enemies
enemy
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pitkin guide
punish
punishment
torture
traitor
traitors
Product details
- ISBN 9780853729143
- Dimensions: 172 x 240mm
- Publication Date: 01 Jul 1998
- Publisher: Batsford
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Mankind likes to consider itself civilized. Sadly, this civilization is only skin-deep and man's inhumanity to man, both in war and peace, has always been a cause for shame. But how should traitors, criminals and society's enemies be dealt with? This book shows some of the means used to chastise and punish down through the ages.
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John McIlwain is a prolific Pitkin author with a range of historical titles and city guides. His books include the Liverpool City Guide, Jack the Ripper, William the Conqueror and Isambard Kingdom Brunel.John McIlwain is a prolific Pitkin author with a range of historical titles and city guides. His books include the Liverpool City Guide, Jack the Ripper, William the Conqueror and Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
