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Sacred violence : torture, terror, and sovereignty / Paul W. Kahn.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kahn, Paul W., 1952-
- Series:
- Law, meaning, and violence.
- Law, meaning, and violence
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Torture.
- Sovereignty.
- Political violence.
- Terrorism--Prevention--Law and legislation.
- Terrorism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (249 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Is torture the inevitable reaction to terrorism?
- Contents:
- Torture and sovereignty
- Torture and international law
- The current debate : torture in the War on Terror
- A primer on political violence
- Crossing the border between law and sovereignty.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-205) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-42283-9
- 9786612422836
- 0-472-02294-6
- OCLC:
- 503050823
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