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.
| ISBN: | 9783631660669 |
| Publication date: | 26th May 2015 |
| Author: | Katrin Dauenhauer |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang AG |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 313 pages |
| Series: | Transcription |
| Genres: |
Society and culture: general Regional / International studies Political science and theory History of the Americas |