The United States and Torture

The United States and Torture
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Publisher : NYU Press
Total Pages : 356
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ISBN-10 : 9780814769829
ISBN-13 : 0814769829
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Book Synopsis The United States and Torture by : Marjorie Cohn

Download or read book The United States and Torture written by Marjorie Cohn and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2012-04 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Torture has been a topic of national discussion ever since it was revealed that “enhanced interrogation techniques” had been authorized as part of the war on terror. The United States and Torture provides us with a larger lens through which to view America's policy of torture, one that dissects America's long relationship with interrogation and torture, which roots back to the 1950s and has been applied, mostly in secret, to “enemies,” ever since. The United States and Torture opens with a compelling preface by Sister Dianna Ortiz, who describes the unimaginable treatment she endured in Guatemala in 1987 at the hands of the the Guatemalan government, which was supported by the United States. Following Ortiz's preface, an interdisciplinary panel of experts offers one of the most comprehensive examinations of torture to date, beginning with the Cold War era and ending with today's debate over accountability for torture.


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