Torture and State Violence in the United States A Short Documentary History |
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| Editor:
| Pallitto, Robert M. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4214-0248-2 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2011 |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $67.00 |
Book Description:
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The war on terror has brought to light troubling actions by the United States government that many claim amount to torture. But as this book shows, state-sanctioned violence and degrading, cruel, and unusual punishments have a long and contentious history in the nation. Organized around five broad thematic periods in American history -- colonial ......
The war on terror has brought to light troubling actions by the United States government that many claim amount to torture. But as this book shows, state-sanctioned violence and degrading, cruel, and unusual punishments have a long and contentious history in the nation. Organized around five broad thematic periods in American history -- colonial ......