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Book SynopsisExplores the question of torture through multiple lenses by situating it within systems of belief, social networks of power, and ideological worldviews
Trade Review"The topic is of pressing contemporary relevance, and this volume does an excellent job of offering interdisciplinary insight into a controversial, complex issue. . . . the collection is a highly successful examination of torture. Summing up: Recommended."
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Table of ContentsAcknowledgements
Introduction: Torture, Democracy, and the Human Body. Shampa Biswas and Zahi Zalloua
1. Torture and Democracy: What Now? Darius Rejali
2. Now That We've Tortured: Image, Guilt, Consequence. Mark Danner
3. "We Are All Tortureers Now": Accountabiliy after Abu Ghraib. Timothy V. Kaufman-Osborn
4. Dying Is Not Permitted: Sovereignty, Biopower, and Force-Feeding at Guantanamo Bay. Lauren Wilcox
5. The Torture Device: Debate and Archtype. Stephanie Athey
6. Specters of the Muselmann: Guantanamo Bay Penalogial Theme Park and the Torture of Omar Khadr. Joseph Pugliese
7. This Fragile Body: Susan Crile's Abu Ghraib: Abuse of Power. Julia A. Ireland
8. Sre Lanka: Landscapes of Massacre. Suvendrini Perera
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