American torture [[electronic resource] ] : from the Cold War to Abu Ghraib and beyond / / Michael Otterman

• Autore: Otterman Michael
• Pubblicazione: Victoria, Australia, : Melbourne University Press, 2007
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (296 p.)
• Disciplina: 323.490973
• Soggetto topico: Prisoners of war - Abuse of - United States; Torture - Government policy - United States - History - 20th century; Torture - Government policy - United States; Torture - United States
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF ACRONYMS -- IN THEIR OWN WORDS -- 1 A CLIMATE OF FEAR -- 2 STRESS INOCULATION -- 3 CODIFYING CRUELTY -- 4 THE PHOENIX FACTOR -- 5 IN AMERICA'S BACKYARD -- 6 THE HUMAN COST -- 7 ALIVE AND LEGAL -- 8 THE GLOVES COME OFF, PART I -- 9 GUANTÁNAMO -- 10 THE GLOVES COME OFF, PART II -- THE DUAL STATE -- APPENDIX I -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
• Sommario/riassunto: -- Exposes the secret history of US torture at home and abroad --George W. Bush calls them an 'alternative set of procedures', vital tools needed 'to protect the American people and our allies'. These 'tools' include forced standing for up to forty hours,
• Titolo autorizzato: American torture
• ISBN: 1-84964-366-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910816207503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II