Civilizing Torture : An American Tradition

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction. A Question of Civilization -- 1. The Manners of Barbarians -- 2. Discipline in a Young Democracy -- 3. Cruelty and the Paradox of Slave Property -- 4. Torture in the Brothers' War -- 5. Imperialist Excesses -- 6. Police...

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1. Verfasser: Brundage, William Fitzhugh 1959- (VerfasserIn)
Format: E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 2018
Schlagworte:Torture Justification (Ethics) Torture-United States-History Electronic books USA Folter Geschichte
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (417 pages)