From such transgressions against society as adultery, heresy and espionage, from the primitive snake pit to sophisticated methods of brainwashing, there have been literally thousands of techniques devised to distort both the body and the mind and to satisfy the sadistic needs of those who command, perform and witness human torture. Author Daniel P Mannix examines every aspect of torture: the professional torturers, many of them history's most famous men and women; their theories and techniques; the role torture has played in history; and the refinements brought to the practice of torture by individual fanatics, religious groups, the military and entire cultures.
- ISBN10 0880290714
- ISBN13 9780880290715
- Publish Date 1 December 1986
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 16 June 2021
- Imprint Hippocrene Books
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 221
- Language English