Civilizing Torture : An American Tradition

Over the centuries Americans have turned to torture during moments of crisis, and have debated its legitimacy and efficacy in defense of law and order. Tracing these historical attempts to adapt torture to democratic values, Fitzhugh Brundage reveals the recurring struggle over what limits Americans...
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Brundage, W. Fitzhugh [verfasserIn]

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E-Book

Sprache:

Englisch

Erschienen:

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press ; 2018

©2020

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Schlagwörter:

Justification (Ethics)

Torture, History, United States

Torture, Moral and ethical aspects, United States

Torture-United States-History

HISTORY / United States / General

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1 Online-Ressource (380 p.)

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ISBN:

978-0-674-98868-2

DOI / URN:

10.4159/9780674988682

Katalog-ID:

1904280838

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