The Politics of Torture

The Politics of Torture Lightcap T. Wydawca: Palgrave Macmillan Data wydania: 2011 ISBN: 9780230113770 Liczba stron: 211 Format: 160 x 222 x 18 Rodzaj oprawy: Hardback Opis produktu: Why did the United States begin to torture detainees during the War on Terror? These ideas are tested using comparative historical narratives drawn from two cases where torture was adopted - the War on Terror and the Stalinist Terror - and one where it was not - the Mexican War.