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Crimes of power & states of impunity : the U.S. response to terror / / Michael Welch



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Autore: Welch Michael, Ph. D. Visualizza persona
Titolo: Crimes of power & states of impunity : the U.S. response to terror / / Michael Welch Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New Brunswick, N.J., : Rutgers University Press, c2009
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (238 p.)
Disciplina: 363.325/1560973
Soggetto topico: Terrorism - Government policy - United States
National security - United States
Intelligence service - United States
Subversive activities - United States
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-219) and index.
Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Part I. Presenting History -- 1. A Post-9/11 World -- 2. A New Configuration of Power -- Part II. Prime Targeting -- 3. Unlawful Enemy Combatants -- 4. Guantánamo Bay -- 5. Torture -- Part III. Expanding Range -- 6. Ordering Iraq -- 7. Collateral Damage -- Part IV. Lasting Legacies -- 8. Governing through Terror -- 9. States of Impunity -- Appendix -- Notes -- Cases -- References -- Index -- About the Author
Sommario/riassunto: Since 9/11, a new configuration of power situated at the core of the executive branch of the U.S. government has taken hold. In Crimes of Power & States of Impunity, Michael Welch takes a close look at the key historical, political, and economic forces shaping the country's response to terror. Welch continues the work he began in Scapegoats of September 11th and argues that current U.S. policies, many enacted after the attacks, undermine basic human rights and violate domestic and international law. He recounts these offenses and analyzes the system that sanctions them, offering fresh insight into the complex relationship between power and state crime. Welch critically examines the unlawful enemy combatant designation, Guantanamo Bay, recent torture cases, and collateral damage relating to the war in Iraq. This book transcends important legal arguments as Welch strives for a broader sociological interpretation of what transpired early this century, analyzing the abuses of power that jeopardize our safety and security.
Altri titoli varianti: Crimes of power and states of impunity
Titolo autorizzato: Crimes of power & states of impunity  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 9786612033551
1-282-03355-7
0-8135-4650-8
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910811094403321
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Serie: Critical issues in crime and society.