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Bygone Punishments [EPUB ebook]

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The history of corporal punishment provides a fascinating window into societal attitudes towards law and order, gender relationships and generational discipline as well. Although a somewhat macabre subject, it affords the interested reader an unparalleled insight into the functioning of past societies, as well as various cultures around the world, in the present day.

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 304 ● ISBN 9781473377158 ● Publisher Read Books Ltd. ● Published 2015 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 4804688 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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