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Civilizing Torture : An American Tradition / W. Fitzhugh Brundage.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2018]Copyright date: ©2020Description: 1 online resource (380 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780674988682
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 363.25/4 23/eng
LOC classification:
  • HV8599.U6
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction. A Question of Civilization -- 1. The Manners of Barbarians -- 2. Discipline in a Young Democracy -- 3. Cruelty and the Paradox of Slave Property -- 4. Torture in the Brothers’ War -- 5. Imperialist Excesses -- 6. Police Station Trespasses -- 7. Cold War Brutality -- 8. The Enemy Within -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Illustration Credits -- Index
Summary: Over the centuries Americans have turned to torture during moments of crisis, and have debated its legitimacy and efficacy in defense of law and order. Tracing these historical attempts to adapt torture to democratic values, Fitzhugh Brundage reveals the recurring struggle over what limits Americans are willing to impose on the power of the state.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9780674988682

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction. A Question of Civilization -- 1. The Manners of Barbarians -- 2. Discipline in a Young Democracy -- 3. Cruelty and the Paradox of Slave Property -- 4. Torture in the Brothers’ War -- 5. Imperialist Excesses -- 6. Police Station Trespasses -- 7. Cold War Brutality -- 8. The Enemy Within -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Illustration Credits -- Index

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Over the centuries Americans have turned to torture during moments of crisis, and have debated its legitimacy and efficacy in defense of law and order. Tracing these historical attempts to adapt torture to democratic values, Fitzhugh Brundage reveals the recurring struggle over what limits Americans are willing to impose on the power of the state.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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