LEADER 04263nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910462916003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8122-0339-9 024 7 $a10.9783/9780812203394 035 $a(CKB)2670000000418187 035 $a(OCoLC)859160639 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10748430 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001053997 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11579290 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001053997 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11126823 035 $a(PQKB)10640245 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3442063 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse26816 035 $a(DE-B1597)449196 035 $a(OCoLC)979578000 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780812203394 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3442063 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10748430 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL682393 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000418187 100 $a20061220d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe phenomenon of torture$b[electronic resource] $ereadings and commentary /$fedited and with an introduction by William F. Schulz ; foreword by Juan E. Mendez 210 $aPhiladelphia $cUniversity of Pennsylvania Press$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (408 p.) 225 0 $aPennsylvania Studies in Human Rights 225 0$aPennsylvania studies in human rights 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a1-322-51111-X 311 $a0-8122-1982-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [377]-379). 327 $t Frontmatter -- $tContents -- $tForeword -- $tIntroduction -- $tChapter I. Torture in Western History -- $tChapter II. Being Tortured -- $tChapter III. Who Are the Torturers? -- $tChapter IV. The Dynamics of Torture -- $tChapter V. The Social Context of Torture -- $tChapter VI. The Ethics of Torture -- $tChapter VII. Healing the Victims, Stopping the Torture -- $tAppendix: Excerpts from Documents -- $tHow to Get Involved -- $tNotes -- $tBibliography -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tCredits and Permissions 330 $aTorture is the most widespread human rights crime in the modern world, practiced in more than one hundred countries, including the United States. How could something so brutal, almost unthinkable, be so prevalent? The Phenomenon of Torture: Readings and Commentary is designed to answer that question and many others. Beginning with a sweeping view of torture in Western history, the book examines questions such as these: Can anyone be turned into a torturer? What exactly is the psychological relationship between a torturer and his victim? Are certain societies more prone to use torture? Are there any circumstances under which torture is justified-to procure critical information in order to save innocent lives, for example? How can torture be stopped or at least its incidence be reduced?Edited and with an introduction by the former Executive Director of Amnesty International USA, The Phenomenon of Torture draws on the writings of torture victims themselves, such as the Argentinian journalist Jacobo Timerman, as well as leading scholars like Elaine Scarry, author of The Body in Pain. It includes classical works by Voltaire, Jeremy Bentham, Hannah Arendt, and Stanley Milgram, as well as recent works by historian Adam Hochschild and psychotherapist Joan Golston. And it addresses new developments in efforts to combat torture, such as the designation of rape as a war crime and the use of the doctrine of universal jurisdiction to prosecute perpetrators. Designed for the student and scholar alike, it is, in sum, an anthology of the best and most insightful writing about this most curious and common form of abuse. Juan E. Méndez, Special Advisor to the United Nations Secretary General on the Prevention of Genocide and himself a victim of torture, provides a foreword. 606 $aHuman rights 606 $aTorture 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aHuman rights. 615 0$aTorture. 676 $a323.4/9 701 $aSchulz$b William F$0880497 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462916003321 996 $aThe phenomenon of torture$92478706 997 $aUNINA