American torture from the Philippines to Iraq : a recurring nightmare / William L. d'Ambruoso.

What explains the United States' persistent use of torture over the past hundred-plus years? Not only is torture incompatible with liberal values, it is also risky and frequently ineffective as an interrogation method. Drawing on archival testimony from the Philippine-American War (1899-1902),...

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Main Author: D'Ambruoso, William L. (Author)
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Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2022]
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520 8 |a What explains the United States' persistent use of torture over the past hundred-plus years? Not only is torture incompatible with liberal values, it is also risky and frequently ineffective as an interrogation method. Drawing on archival testimony from the Philippine-American War (1899-1902), the Vietnam War, and the post-2001 war on terror, William L. d'Ambruoso argues that the norm against torture includes features that help explain why liberal democracies like the United States continue to violate it. 
588 |a Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Oxford Scholarship Online, viewed July 12, 2022). 
505 0 |a 1. Torture and the Norm against It: Undying Rivals -- 2. Liberal-​Democratic Torture: Answered and Unanswered Questions -- 3. The Search for "Nasty" but "Safe" Interrogation Methods -- 4. Justifying Torture in the Philippine-​American War -- 5. The Roots and Rationalizations of U.S. Torture in Vietnam -- 6. Twenty-​First-​Century Torture: The War on Terror -- 7. Conclusion: Takeaways, Scope, and Torture's Future -- Notes -- References -- Index. 
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