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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900′s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork…. More >>
Under The Lash – A History Of Corporal Punishment In The British Armed Forces
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This is a frankly-written penetrating study of flagellation in all its aspects: penal, religious, educational and erotic. Represented here are soldiers and sailors, thieves and prostitutes, schoolboys and schoolgirls, slaves and servants, and the various forms of flagellation used on these groups throughout the ages. The physical, psychological and pathological dangers of corporal punishment are thoroughly studied, and an analysis of the pernicious effects of this p… More >>
History Of Corporal Punishment
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The End of the Rod describes the tortuous steps that led to the abolition of corporal punishment as a sentence of the courts in England and Wales in 1948. It seeks to give voice to the key actors in the process: civil servants and politicians, along with those actually inflicting and experiencing that corporal punishment. It uses a variety of archival material and original sources to achieve this. The account begins in the late nineteenth century and traces debates,… More >>
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