The Torture and Prisoner Abuse Debate

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Laura L. Finley

Book Code: GR4292

ISBN: 0-313-34292-X

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-34292-9

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200 pages

Greenwood Press

Publication: 7/30/2008

List Price: $49.95 (UK Sterling Price: £27.95)

Availability: In Stock

Media Type: Hardcover

Also Available: Ebook

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Series Title: Historical Guides to Controversial Issues in America

Description: Revelations about U.S. torture and prisoner abuse in blatant violation of the long-established and universally recognized Geneva Conventions have horrified most Americans. Nevertheless, it has been argued that the high stakes of the "War on Terror" have made the protections offered by the Conventions obsolete, or that the abuses are the work of a few rogue soldiers and officers. This book reaches past the headlines into the historical record to document POW torture and also domestic prisoner abuse dating well back in our history as well as government and military knowledge of and collusion in such ostensibly illegal and reprehensible acts. Is torture and prisoner abuse justified in the name of some greater good? As a society we shall have to decide. The historical record presented here can contribute much to an informed national discussion. Series features:

Timeline anchoring the discussion in time and place

Bibliography of print and Internet resources guiding further exploration of the subject

Charts and tables analyzing complex data, including survey results

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Introduction: Describing the Problem
Chapter 2: Torture and Its Origins
Chapter 3: Prison Abuse in the U.S. Pre-Civil Rights Era
Chapter 4: The Central Intelligence Agency and Torture
Chapter 5: Domestic Prison Abuse Today
Chapter 6: Abuse at Guantanamo Bay, Afghanistan, and Iraq
Chapter 7: Summing It Up
Appendix: Timeline of Significant Events in the History of Torture and Prisoner Abuse
Further Readings
Bibliography

LC Card Number: 2008012634

LCC Class: HV8599

Dewey Class: 364

PDF Catalogs:
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