The politics of torture

Publication Data

• Title The politics of torture
• Author Tracy Lightcap
• Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date 2011
• Publication location New York
• Language English

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.

Topics

• Torture :: Political aspects :: Case studies
• Torture :: Government policy :: United States
• Prisoners of war :: Abuse of :: United States
• War on Terrorism, 2001-2009
• Torture :: Government policy :: Soviet Union
• Political prisoners :: Abuse of :: Soviet Union
• Mexican War, 1846-1848 :: Prisoners and prisons, American
• Torture :: Government policy :: United States :: History :: 19th century
• Soviet Union :: Politics and government :: 1936-1953
• Soviet Union

The politics of torture by Tracy Lightcap. ISBN 9780230113770. Published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2011. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.