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Crimes of Power & States of Impunity : The U.S. Response to Terror / Michael Welch.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Critical Issues in Crime and SocietyPublisher: New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, [2009]Copyright date: ©2009Description: 1 online resource (256 p.)Content type:
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  • 9780813544342
  • 9780813546506
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 363.325/1560973 22
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  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Part I. Presenting History -- 1. A Post-9/11 World -- 2. A New Configuration of Power -- Part II. Prime Targeting -- 3. Unlawful Enemy Combatants -- 4. Guantánamo Bay -- 5. Torture -- Part III. Expanding Range -- 6. Ordering Iraq -- 7. Collateral Damage -- Part IV. Lasting Legacies -- 8. Governing through Terror -- 9. States of Impunity -- Appendix -- Notes -- Cases -- References -- Index -- About the Author
Summary: Since 9/11, a new configuration of power situated at the core of the executive branch of the U.S. government has taken hold. In Crimes of Power & States of Impunity, Michael Welch takes a close look at the key historical, political, and economic forces shaping the country's response to terror. Welch continues the work he began in Scapegoats of September 11th and argues that current U.S. policies, many enacted after the attacks, undermine basic human rights and violate domestic and international law. He recounts these offenses and analyzes the system that sanctions them, offering fresh insight into the complex relationship between power and state crime. Welch critically examines the unlawful enemy combatant designation, Guantanamo Bay, recent torture cases, and collateral damage relating to the war in Iraq. This book transcends important legal arguments as Welch strives for a broader sociological interpretation of what transpired early this century, analyzing the abuses of power that jeopardize our safety and security.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Part I. Presenting History -- 1. A Post-9/11 World -- 2. A New Configuration of Power -- Part II. Prime Targeting -- 3. Unlawful Enemy Combatants -- 4. Guantánamo Bay -- 5. Torture -- Part III. Expanding Range -- 6. Ordering Iraq -- 7. Collateral Damage -- Part IV. Lasting Legacies -- 8. Governing through Terror -- 9. States of Impunity -- Appendix -- Notes -- Cases -- References -- Index -- About the Author

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Since 9/11, a new configuration of power situated at the core of the executive branch of the U.S. government has taken hold. In Crimes of Power & States of Impunity, Michael Welch takes a close look at the key historical, political, and economic forces shaping the country's response to terror. Welch continues the work he began in Scapegoats of September 11th and argues that current U.S. policies, many enacted after the attacks, undermine basic human rights and violate domestic and international law. He recounts these offenses and analyzes the system that sanctions them, offering fresh insight into the complex relationship between power and state crime. Welch critically examines the unlawful enemy combatant designation, Guantanamo Bay, recent torture cases, and collateral damage relating to the war in Iraq. This book transcends important legal arguments as Welch strives for a broader sociological interpretation of what transpired early this century, analyzing the abuses of power that jeopardize our safety and security.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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