The Resource The politics of torture, Tracy Lightcap
The politics of torture, Tracy Lightcap
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- Summary
- "Why did it happen? Why did the United States begin to torture detainees during the War on Terror? Instead of an indictment, this book presents an explanation. Crises produce rare opportunities for overcoming the domestic and foreign logjams facing political leaders. But what if the projects used to address the crisis and provide cover for their actions come under serious threat from clandestine opponents? Then the restraints on interrogation can be overwhelmed, leading to informal institutions that allow the official establishment of torture. These ideas are tested using comparative historical narratives drawn from two cases where torture was adopted--the War on Terror and the Stalinist Terror--and one where it was not--the Mexican War. The book concludes with some thoughts about how the United States can avoid the legal establishment of torture in the future"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- x, 211 pages
- Contents
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- The research questions and the research design
- Crisis and opportunity in the United States and the Soviet Union
- Torture : from informal institution to official policy
- The mechanism fails : the United States and the Mexican War
- Torture and leadership projects
- Personality and leadership
- Isbn
- 9780230113770
- Label
- The politics of torture
- Title
- The politics of torture
- Statement of responsibility
- Tracy Lightcap
- Subject
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- Mexican War, 1846-1848 -- Prisoners and prisons, American
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / General
- Political prisoners -- Abuse of -- Soviet Union
- Prisoners of war -- Abuse of -- United States
- Soviet Union -- Politics and government -- 1936-1953
- HISTORY / Military / General
- Torture -- Government policy -- United States
- Torture -- Government policy -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Torture -- Political aspects -- Case studies
- War on Terrorism, 2001-2009
- Torture -- Government policy -- Soviet Union
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Why did it happen? Why did the United States begin to torture detainees during the War on Terror? Instead of an indictment, this book presents an explanation. Crises produce rare opportunities for overcoming the domestic and foreign logjams facing political leaders. But what if the projects used to address the crisis and provide cover for their actions come under serious threat from clandestine opponents? Then the restraints on interrogation can be overwhelmed, leading to informal institutions that allow the official establishment of torture. These ideas are tested using comparative historical narratives drawn from two cases where torture was adopted--the War on Terror and the Stalinist Terror--and one where it was not--the Mexican War. The book concludes with some thoughts about how the United States can avoid the legal establishment of torture in the future"--
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- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1946-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Lightcap, Tracy
- Dewey number
- 364.6/7
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HV8693
- LC item number
- .L54 2011
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Torture
- Torture
- Prisoners of war
- War on Terrorism, 2001-2009
- Torture
- Political prisoners
- Soviet Union
- Mexican War, 1846-1848
- Torture
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / General
- HISTORY / Military / General
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory
- Label
- The politics of torture, Tracy Lightcap
- Bibliography note
- Include bibliographical references (pages [183]-202) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The research questions and the research design -- Crisis and opportunity in the United States and the Soviet Union -- Torture : from informal institution to official policy -- The mechanism fails : the United States and the Mexican War -- Torture and leadership projects -- Personality and leadership
- Control code
- 701020011
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- x, 211 pages
- Isbn
- 9780230113770
- Isbn Type
- (hbk. : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2011005462
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)701020011
- Label
- The politics of torture, Tracy Lightcap
- Bibliography note
- Include bibliographical references (pages [183]-202) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The research questions and the research design -- Crisis and opportunity in the United States and the Soviet Union -- Torture : from informal institution to official policy -- The mechanism fails : the United States and the Mexican War -- Torture and leadership projects -- Personality and leadership
- Control code
- 701020011
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- x, 211 pages
- Isbn
- 9780230113770
- Isbn Type
- (hbk. : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2011005462
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)701020011
Subject
- Mexican War, 1846-1848 -- Prisoners and prisons, American
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / General
- Political prisoners -- Abuse of -- Soviet Union
- Prisoners of war -- Abuse of -- United States
- Soviet Union -- Politics and government -- 1936-1953
- HISTORY / Military / General
- Torture -- Government policy -- United States
- Torture -- Government policy -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Torture -- Political aspects -- Case studies
- War on Terrorism, 2001-2009
- Torture -- Government policy -- Soviet Union
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