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Rejali, Darius M.

Torture and democracy [electronic resource] / Darius Rejali. - Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2007. - xxiii, 849 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [781]-818) and index.

Introduction -- Modern torture and its observers -- Torture and democracy -- Lights, heat, and sweat -- Whips and water -- Bathtubs -- Shock -- Magnetos -- Currents -- Singing the world electric -- Prods, tasers, and stun guns -- Stun city -- Sticks and bones -- Water, sleep, and spice -- Stress and duress -- Forced standing and other positions -- Fists and exercises -- Old and new restraints -- Noise -- Drugs and doctors -- Supply and demand for clean torture -- Does torture work? -- What the apologists say -- Why governments don't learn -- The great age of torture in modern memory.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
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Nat. Bib. No.: GBA768800 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Torture.
Torture--Government policy.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: HV8593 / .R44 2007eb

Dewey Class. No.: 364.6/7