American Torture and American Terrorism: The Myth of American Decency - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780197653432ISBN-10:019765343XUPC:9780197653432Book Category:Philosophy, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Political, American Government, Human RightsBook Topic:StateSize:5.10 x 5.60 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.6504Product ID:SC3R5P9TG2
American Torture and American Terrorism: The Myth of American Decency
For most Americans the terms 'torture' and 'terrorism' evoke barbaric regimes and savage enemies, not liberal democracies dedicated to human rights and freedom, as the United States claims to be. American Torture and American Terrorism demonstrates the falsity of the claim that America is a nation fundamentally opposed to torture and terrorism. Drawing on and developing victim-centred definitions...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780197653432ISBN-10:019765343XUPC:9780197653432Book Category:Philosophy, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Political, American Government, Human RightsBook Topic:StateSize:5.10 x 5.60 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.6504Product ID:SC3R5P9TG2
Dr. Jessica Wolfendale is Professor of Philosophy at Case Western Reserve University with a secondary appointment in the Case Western Reserve School of Law. She is the author of Torture and the Military Profession (2007), co-author (with Matthew Talbert) of War Crimes: Causes, Excuses, and Blame (2018) and has published more than 40 articles and book chapters on topics including war crimes,...
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