| Description |
xxiii, 849 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [781]-818) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Modern torture and its observers -- Torture and democracy -- Lights, heat, and sweat -- Whips and water -- Bathtubs -- Shock -- Magnetos -- Currents -- Singing the world electric -- Prods, tasers, and stun guns -- Stun city -- Sticks and bones -- Water, sleep, and spice -- Stress and duress -- Forced standing and other positions -- Fists and exercises -- Old and new restraints -- Noise -- Drugs and doctors -- Supply and demand for clean torture -- Does torture work? -- What the apologists say -- Why governments don't learn -- The great age of torture in modern memory. |
| Subject |
Torture.
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Torture -- Government policy.
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| ISBN |
9780691114224 hardcover alkaline paper |
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0691114226 hardcover alkaline paper |
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