Katrin Dauenhauer

Gebundenes Buch

The Shadow of Torture: Debating US Transgressions in Military Interventions, 1899-2008

Dissertationsschrift

Beschreibung

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.

Autor

Katrin Dauenhauer is a lecturer at the University of Bonn's North American Studies Program. Her research focuses on American politics and culture, international relations, and human rights.

Produktdetails

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• Verlag: Peter Lang
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 266066
• Seitenzahl: 313
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 25mm x 148mm x 210mm
• Gewicht: 500g
• ISBN-13: 9783631660669
• ISBN-10: 3631660669
• Artikelnr.: 42879113