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Flogging Others: Corporal Punishment and Cultural Identity from Antiquity to the Present
G. Geltner
Corporal punishment is often seen as a litmus test for a society's degree of civilization. Its licit use purports to separate modernity from premodernity, enlightened from barbaric cultures. As Geltner argues, however, neither did the infliction of bodily pain typify earlier societies nor did it vanish from penal theory, policy, or practice. Far fr
112 pages, 0 black and white; 5 full color.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | November 11, 2014 |
| ISBN13 | 9789089647863 |
| Publishers | Amsterdam University Press |
| Pages | 112 |
| Dimensions | 136 × 211 × 7 mm · 146 g |
| Language | English |
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