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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.

Produktbeschreibung
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.
Autorenporträt
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.
Rezensionen
«Insgesamt leistet Katrin Dauenhauer mit ihrer Studie einen intelligenten und weiterführenden Beitrag zur Historisierung der Folterdebatten zu Beginn des 21. Jahrhunderts.»
(Sylvia Kesper-Biermann, sehepunkte 15/2015)