Torture and democracy
Introduction -- Modern torture and its observers -- Torture and democracy -- Lights, heat, and sweat -- Whips and water -- Bathtubs -- Shock -- Magnetos -- Currents -- Singing the world electric -- Prods, tasers, and stun guns -- Stun city -- Sticks and bones -- Water, sleep, and spice -- Stress and...
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Format: | Print Book |
Language: | English |
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Princeton [u.a.]
Princeton University Press
2007
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In: | Year: 2007 |
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Summary: | Introduction -- Modern torture and its observers -- Torture and democracy -- Lights, heat, and sweat -- Whips and water -- Bathtubs -- Shock -- Magnetos -- Currents -- Singing the world electric -- Prods, tasers, and stun guns -- Stun city -- Sticks and bones -- Water, sleep, and spice -- Stress and duress -- Forced standing and other positions -- Fists and exercises -- Old and new restraints -- Noise -- Drugs and doctors -- Supply and demand for clean torture -- Does torture work? -- What the apologists say -- Why governments don't learn -- The great age of torture in modern memory |
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Item Description: | Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke Includes bibliographical references and index |
Physical Description: | XXIII, 849 S |
ISBN: | 9780691143330 9780691114224 |