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Civilizing torture : an American tradition / W. Fitzhugh Brundage.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brundage, W. Fitzhugh (William Fitzhugh), 1959- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Torture--United States--History.
- Torture.
- Torture--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.
- Justification (Ethics).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (417 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2018]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- Over the centuries Americans have turned to torture during moments of crisis, and have debated its legitimacy and efficacy in defense of law and order. Tracing these historical attempts to adapt torture to democratic values, Fitzhugh Brundage reveals the recurring struggle over what limits Americans are willing to impose on the power of the state.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction. A Question of Civilization
- 1. The Manners of Barbarians
- 2. Discipline in a Young Democracy
- 3. Cruelty and the Paradox of Slave Property
- 4. Torture in the Brothers' War
- 5. Imperialist Excesses
- 6. Police Station Trespasses
- 7. Cold War Brutality
- 8. The Enemy Within
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Illustration Credits
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 19. Feb 2019)
- ISBN:
- 9780674988668
- 0674988663
- 9780674988682
- 067498868X
- OCLC:
- 1055414094
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