The Shadow of Torture: Debating US Transgressions in Military Interventions, 18992008
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Study Aids, ESL, History, Americas, United States, 20th Century, Foreign Languages
| Author: | Katrin Dauenhauer | ISBN: | 9783653971064 |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang | Publication: | May 31, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften | Language: | English |
| Author: | Katrin Dauenhauer |
| ISBN: | 9783653971064 |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang |
| Publication: | May 31, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften |
| Language: | English |
The photographs from Abu Ghraib triggered a debate on torture in the United States that has been led with a significant amount of visibility. What has been noticeably absent, however, is a thorough historical contextualization of US torture following September 11, 2001. The Shadow of Torture analyzes the debates on torture during the Vietnam War and the Philippine-American War and shows that the current controversy did not arise out of a political vacuum but reflects and draws upon pre-existing discursive contexts and practices.
The photographs from Abu Ghraib triggered a debate on torture in the United States that has been led with a significant amount of visibility. What has been noticeably absent, however, is a thorough historical contextualization of US torture following September 11, 2001. The Shadow of Torture analyzes the debates on torture during the Vietnam War and the Philippine-American War and shows that the current controversy did not arise out of a political vacuum but reflects and draws upon pre-existing discursive contexts and practices.
