| Description |
x, 285 pages ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: List of Acronyms viii -- In Their Own Words 1 -- 1 A Climate of Fear 14 -- 2 Stress Inoculation 28 -- 3 Codifying Cruelty 42 -- 4 The Phoenix Factor 59 -- 5 In America's Backyard 73 -- 6 The Human Cost 88 -- 7 Alive and Legal 99 -- 8 The Gloves Come Off, Part I 117 -- 9 Guant6namo 137 -- 10 The Gloves Come Off, Part II 161 -- The Dual State 181 -- Appendix I: Human Resource Exploitation -- Training Manual - 1983 200 -- Notes 216 -- Bibliography 249 -- Acknowledgements 286 |
| Summary |
In the wake of the Abu Ghraib scandal, mainstream media and human rights organisations have documented the American use of torture in detention centres around the world. This work examines the origins of this detention regime, and traces how it was refined, spread, and kept legal. Contains information on David Hicks and Mamdouh Habib |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages [249] - 272 |
| Subject |
Habib, Mamdouh, 1955- -- Interviews.
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Hicks, David, 1975-
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Abu Ghraib Prison.
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Civil rights.
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Human rights.
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Prisoners of war -- Abuse of -- United States.
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Torture -- Government policy -- United States.
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Torture -- Government policy -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Torture -- United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Interviews.
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| LC no. |
2007386822 |
| ISBN |
0522853331 (paperback) |
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9780522853339 (paperback) |
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