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2.000 din |
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1.800 din
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Stanje: | Polovan bez oštećenja |
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Plaćanje: | Tekući račun (pre slanja) Lično |
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Niš-Medijana, Niš-Medijana |
ISBN: Ostalo
Godina izdanja: 0000
Jezik: Engleski
Autor: Strani
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In History of Punishment and Torture Karen Farringdon gives an overview of the darkest side of human society. Topics like the Inquisition, witch hunting, banishment, prisons and corporal punishment are thoroughly discussed. The chapter on capital punishment even takes up a third of the whole book. Richly illustrated with authentic woodcuttings of people undergoing the most gruesome torture, it gives the reader quite a voyeuristic feel. But apart from this morbid sensation, the author tries to tell the real story behind the ritual of justice and punishment.
Nevertheless the author took indeed many times the opportunity at hand to exclaim her personal view on how terribly gruesome and sadistic these actions were. I do not know if this was purposely done to make the narrative more sensational or intended as an apology of the author for addressing this kind of subject. Whatever the reason may be this kind of patronizing feels very unprofessional. It would have been better if the author limited herself to describing the facts and as such allow the readers the freedom to draw their own conclusions.