{"product_id":"the-history-of-torture-and-execution","title":"The History of Torture and Execution","description":"\u003cp\u003eThroughout history  cultures around the world have found justice for the most extreme crimes by condemning the guilty to death. Retribution has been served by many methods  from beheading  garroting  entombment  and burning  to modern means such as electrocution and lethal injection. In the process of inflicting torturous pain  even more ingenious devices have been employed. While torture has usually been carried out behind closed doors  it is only recently that executions have ceased to be a popular and public spectacle. The History of Torture \u0026amp; Execution examines these fascinating but grisly subjects by time  region  and method. Beginning with the often-crude methods of meting out justice used by early and first-millennium civilizations  and evolving from the sadistic tools of the medieval age to the modern search for humane execution  controversial issues are authoritatively covered. Over 180 black-and-white and color pictures illustrate the many and varied engines of this final punishment  and the inclusion of stories told by the victims themselves give a chilling insight into the horrors faced by prisoners condemned to die for their crimes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44974644854837,"sku":"ByrdShop_1585741450","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781585741458.jpg?v=1770667150","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-history-of-torture-and-execution","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}