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. Ed(S): Lightcap, Tracy; Pfiffner, James P. - Examining Torture: Empirical Studies of State Repression - 9781349463701 - V9781349463701
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Examining Torture: Empirical Studies of State Repression

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Description for Examining Torture: Empirical Studies of State Repression paperback. Editor(s): Lightcap, Tracy; Pfiffner, James P. Num Pages: 218 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
The United States' use of torture and harsh interrogation techniques during the "War on Terror" has sparked fervent debate among citizens and scholars surrounding the human rights of war criminals. Does all force qualify as "necessary and appropriate" in this period of political unrest? Examining Torture brings together some of the best recent scholarship on the incidence of torture in a comparative and international context. The contributors to this volume use both quantitative and qualitative studies to examine the causes and consequences of torture policies and the resulting public opinion. Policy makers as well as scholars and those concerned with ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
Number of Pages
218
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349463701
SKU
V9781349463701
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99-15

About . Ed(S): Lightcap, Tracy; Pfiffner, James P.
Henry Carey, Georgia State University, USA Courtenay R. Conrad, University of North Carolina - Charlotte, USA Jacqueline H.R. DeMeritt, University of North Texas, USA Paul Gronke, Reed College, USA Tracy Lightcap, LaGrange University, USA Naoru Koizumi, George Mason University, USA Ammar A. Malik, George Mason University, USA Jeremy D. Mayer, George Mason University, USA Peter Miller, University ... Read more

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