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Torture and the War on Terror
Tzvetan Todorov
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Description for Torture and the War on Terror
Hardcover. Argues that the use of the terms 'war' and 'terror' dehumanize the enemy and permit treatment that would otherwise be impermissible. This title examines the implications and corrupting impact of the attempt to impose 'good' through violence and the attempt to spread democratic values by unethical means. Translator(s): Walker, Gila. Series: The French List. Num Pages: 64 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; JPVH; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 124 x 169 x 14. Weight in Grams: 188.
Though the 2008 election of Barack Obama and his subsequent signing of the executive order to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay signaled a considerable shift away from the policies of the Bush era, the lessons to be learned from the war on terror will remain relevant and necessary for many years to come. In the aftermath of 9/11, the U.S. government approved interrogation tactics for enemy combatant detainees that could be defined as torture, which was outlawed in Europe in the eighteenth century as well as prohibited by the Geneva Conventions and the United Nations Convention Against Torture. In ... Read more
Though the 2008 election of Barack Obama and his subsequent signing of the executive order to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay signaled a considerable shift away from the policies of the Bush era, the lessons to be learned from the war on terror will remain relevant and necessary for many years to come. In the aftermath of 9/11, the U.S. government approved interrogation tactics for enemy combatant detainees that could be defined as torture, which was outlawed in Europe in the eighteenth century as well as prohibited by the Geneva Conventions and the United Nations Convention Against Torture. In ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
Series
The French List
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
Greenford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781906497361
SKU
V9781906497361
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About Tzvetan Todorov
Tzvetan Todorov is the author of The Conquest of America, Mikhail Bakhtin, On Human Diversity, Facing the Extreme, Imperfect Garden, Hope and Memory, and The New World Disorder, among other books. Gila Walker has translated more than one hundred works from the French, including texts by Jacques Derrida, Francois Julienne, Yves Bonnefoy, and Georges Didi-Huberman. Ryan Lobo is a producer, ... Read more
Reviews for Torture and the War on Terror
"Compelling... fascinating and disturbing.... An engaging book." - New York Times Book Review "An ethical interpretation of history." - Le Monde "Among the most interesting and genuinely illuminating studies of the discovery of America to have been published for many years." - Times Literary Supplement"