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Torture. (Sources of Medieval History)

by Henry Charles Lea

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Originally published as part IV of Lea's Superstition and Force, this volume is one of the most succinct accounts in English of the place of torture in the legal process from the Roman Empire to the nineteenth century.

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Languages: English, Italian
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ISBNs: 4

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Published: 1974
Genres: Nonfiction, Politics and Government, Sociology, History, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 345.05
LCC: K5410 .T6 .L43

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