Torture and democracy / Darius Rejali.
Torture and democracy / Darius Rejali.
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Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2007.
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N364.67/11
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English
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Physical content
xxii, 849 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Introduction -- Modern torture and its observers -- Torture and democracy -- Lights, heat, and sweat -- Whips and water -- Bathtubs -- Shock -- Magnetos -- Currents -- Singing the world electric -- Prods, tasers, and stun guns -- Stun city -- Sticks and bones -- Water, sleep, and spice -- Stress and...
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Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2007.
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New Jersey
Date Published
c2007.
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Summary
"As Rejali traces the development and application of one torture technique after another in these settings, he reaches startling conclusions. As the twentieth century progressed, he argues, democracies not only tortured, but set the international pace for torture. Dictatorships may have tortured more, and more indiscriminately, but the United State...
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Torture and democracy / Darius Rejali.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N364.67/11
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74VK3JqWVBE3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK3JqWVBE3
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ISBN
9780691114224 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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364.67
MMS ID
991023729999702626
