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American torture : from the Cold War to Abu Ghraib and beyond / Michael Otterman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Otterman, Michael.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Prisoners of war--Abuse of--United States.
- Prisoners of war.
- Torture--Government policy--United States--History--20th century.
- Torture.
- Torture--Government policy--United States.
- Torture--United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (296 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Victoria, Australia : Melbourne University Press, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- -- Exposes the secret history of US torture at home and abroad --George W. Bush calls them an 'alternative set of procedures', vital tools needed 'to protect the American people and our allies'. These 'tools' include forced standing for up to forty hours,
- Contents:
- Intro
- CONTENTS
- LIST OF ACRONYMS
- IN THEIR OWN WORDS
- 1 A CLIMATE OF FEAR
- 2 STRESS INOCULATION
- 3 CODIFYING CRUELTY
- 4 THE PHOENIX FACTOR
- 5 IN AMERICA'S BACKYARD
- 6 THE HUMAN COST
- 7 ALIVE AND LEGAL
- 8 THE GLOVES COME OFF, PART I
- 9 GUANTÁNAMO
- 10 THE GLOVES COME OFF, PART II
- THE DUAL STATE
- APPENDIX I
- NOTES
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781849643665
- 1849643660
- OCLC:
- 655848214
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