Torture and the Twilight of Empire From Algiers to Baghdad |
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| Author:
| Lazreg, Marnia |
| Series title: | Human Rights and Crimes Against Humanity Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-691-17348-1 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2016 |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $27.95 |
Book Description:
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Torture and the Twilight of Empire looks at the intimate relationship between torture and colonial domination through a close examination of the French army's coercive tactics during the Algerian war from 1954 to 1962. By tracing the psychological, cultural, and political meanings of torture at the end of the French empire, Marnia Lazreg also sheds
Torture and the Twilight of Empire looks at the intimate relationship between torture and colonial domination through a close examination of the French army's coercive tactics during the Algerian war from 1954 to 1962. By tracing the psychological, cultural, and political meanings of torture at the end of the French empire, Marnia Lazreg also sheds