| Description |
xii, 311 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [283]-311). |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. Witches and fear of the devil -- The Bamberg and Wurzburg witch hunts, 1626-1630 -- The characteristics of a witch hunt -- The devil in Loudun -- The arbitrary terror of a witch hunt -- The Salem witches -- Hysteria set loose -- pt. 2. The Dreyfus affair -- If it walks like a duck -- The Scottsboro boys -- The witch hunters -- The Guildford Four and the Maguire Seven -- Poer, secrecy, and the witch hunt -- pt. 3. America after 9/11 -- The president -- Muslim fears -- Guantanamo Baoy -- Torture, rendition, and "ghost prisoners" -- The case of Maher Arat -- The shape of things to come. |
| Subject |
Terrorism -- Prevention -- Political aspects -- United States.
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Judicial error -- History.
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Trials (Witchcraft) -- History.
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| ISBN |
0773531866 |
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9780773531864 |
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