Examining Torture : Empirical Studies of State Repression
ISBN: 9781137439161
Platform/Publisher: Ebook Central / Palgrave Macmillan
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Subjects: Political Science;

The United States' use of torture and harsh interrogation techniques during the "War on Terror" has sparked fervent debate among citizens and scholars surrounding the human rights of war criminals. Does all force qualify as "necessary and appropriate" in this period of political unrest? Examining Torture brings together some of the best recent scholarship on the incidence of torture in a comparative and international context. The contributors to this volume use both quantitative and qualitative studies to examine the causes and consequences of torture policies and the resulting public opinion. Policy makers as well as scholars and those concerned with human rights will find this collection invaluable.

Henry Carey, Georgia State University, USACourtenay R. Conrad, University of North Carolina - Charlotte, USAJacqueline H.R. DeMeritt, University of North Texas, USAPaul Gronke, Reed College, USATracy Lightcap, LaGrange University, USANaoru Koizumi, George Mason University, USAAmmar A. Malik, George Mason University, USAJeremy D. Mayer, George Mason University, USAPeter Miller, University of Pennsylvania, USAJames P. Pfiffner, George Mason University, USADarius Rejali, Reed College, USA

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