Torture and democracy [[electronic resource] /] / Darius Rejali |
Autore | Rejali Darius M |
Edizione | [Course Book] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (874 p.) |
Disciplina | 364.6/7 |
Soggetto topico |
Torture
Torture - Government policy |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-26372-2
9786612263729 1-4008-3087-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Modern torture and its observers -- Torture and democracy -- Lights, heat, and sweat -- Whips and water -- Bathtubs -- Shock -- Magnetos -- Currents -- Singing the world electric -- Prods, tasers, and stun guns -- Stun city -- Sticks and bones -- Water, sleep, and spice -- Stress and duress -- Forced standing and other positions -- Fists and exercises -- Old and new restraints -- Noise -- Drugs and doctors -- Supply and demand for clean torture -- Does torture work? -- What the apologists say -- Why governments don't learn -- The great age of torture in modern memory. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455406203321 |
Rejali Darius M
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Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2007 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Torture and democracy [[electronic resource] /] / Darius Rejali |
Autore | Rejali Darius M |
Edizione | [Course Book] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (874 p.) |
Disciplina | 364.6/7 |
Soggetto topico |
Torture
Torture - Government policy |
ISBN |
1-282-26372-2
9786612263729 1-4008-3087-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Modern torture and its observers -- Torture and democracy -- Lights, heat, and sweat -- Whips and water -- Bathtubs -- Shock -- Magnetos -- Currents -- Singing the world electric -- Prods, tasers, and stun guns -- Stun city -- Sticks and bones -- Water, sleep, and spice -- Stress and duress -- Forced standing and other positions -- Fists and exercises -- Old and new restraints -- Noise -- Drugs and doctors -- Supply and demand for clean torture -- Does torture work? -- What the apologists say -- Why governments don't learn -- The great age of torture in modern memory. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778138303321 |
Rejali Darius M
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Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2007 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Torture and democracy [[electronic resource] /] / Darius Rejali |
Autore | Rejali Darius M |
Edizione | [Course Book] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (874 p.) |
Disciplina | 364.6/7 |
Soggetto topico |
Torture
Torture - Government policy |
ISBN |
1-282-26372-2
9786612263729 1-4008-3087-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Modern torture and its observers -- Torture and democracy -- Lights, heat, and sweat -- Whips and water -- Bathtubs -- Shock -- Magnetos -- Currents -- Singing the world electric -- Prods, tasers, and stun guns -- Stun city -- Sticks and bones -- Water, sleep, and spice -- Stress and duress -- Forced standing and other positions -- Fists and exercises -- Old and new restraints -- Noise -- Drugs and doctors -- Supply and demand for clean torture -- Does torture work? -- What the apologists say -- Why governments don't learn -- The great age of torture in modern memory. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819683803321 |
Rejali Darius M
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Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2007 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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