American torture : from the Cold War to Abu Ghraib and beyond /

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-- 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, sleep deprivation for weeks on end, dousing naked...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Otterman, Michael
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: London ; Ann Arbor, MI : Pluto Press, 2007.
Sujets:
1900-1999
Torture > United States.
Torture > Government policy > United States.
Torture > Government policy > United States > History > 20th century.
Prisoners of war > Abuse of > United States.
Prisonniers de guerre > Violence envers > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
HISTORY > Military > General.
Prisoners of war > Abuse of.
Torture.
Torture > Government policy.
Folter
Kriegsgefangener
Misshandlung
Regierung
United States.
USA.
History.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • In their own words
  • A climate of fear
  • Stress inoculation
  • Codifying cruelty
  • The phoenix factor
  • In America's backyard
  • The human cost
  • Alive and legal
  • The gloves come off, Part I
  • Guantánamo
  • The gloves come off, Part II
  • The dual state.

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