The phenomenon of torture : readings and commentary

The phenomenon of torture : readings and commentary / edited and with an introduction by William F. Schulz ; foreword by Juan E. Mendez.

Torture is the most widespread human rights crime in the modern world, practiced in more than one hundred countries, including the United States. How could something so brutal, almost unthinkable, be so prevalent? The Phenomenon of Torture: Readings and Commentary is designed to answer that question...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Schulz, William F. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2007.
Series:Pennsylvania studies in human rights.
Subjects:
Human rights.
Torture.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Human Rights.
Human rights
Torture
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Chapter I. Torture in Western History
  • Chapter II. Being Tortured
  • Chapter III. Who Are the Torturers?
  • Chapter IV. The Dynamics of Torture
  • Chapter V. The Social Context of Torture
  • Chapter VI. The Ethics of Torture
  • Chapter VII. Healing the Victims, Stopping the Torture
  • Appendix: Excerpts from Documents
  • How to Get Involved
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Acknowledgments
  • Credits and Permissions.

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