Sacred violence : torture, terror, and sovereignty /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kahn, Paul W., 1952-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2008]
Series:Law, meaning, and violence.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The puzzle of torture
  • Torture and sovereignty
  • Torture and international law
  • The current debate : torture in the War on Terror
  • A primer on political violence
  • Crossing the border between law and sovereignty
  • Conclusion: Torture, terror, and sacrifice.