American torture from the Philippines to Iraq : a recurring nightmare /

What explains the United States' persistent use of torture over the past hundred-plus years? Not only is torture incompatible with liberal values, it is also risky and frequently ineffective as an interrogation method. Drawing on archival testimony from the Philippine-American War (1899-1902),...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	D'Ambruoso, William L. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2022]
Subjects:	Torture > United States > History > 20th century. Torture > United States > History > 21st century. Philippines > History > Philippine American War, 1899-1902. Vietnam War, 1961-1975. War on Terrorism, 2001-2009. Vietnam Conflict Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975. Guerre contre le terrorisme, 2001-2009. Philippines > Histoire > 1899-1902 (Guerre philippino-américaine) Torture Philippines United States 1899-2099 Electronic books. History
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Table of Contents:

1. Torture and the Norm against It: Undying Rivals
2. Liberal-Democratic Torture: Answered and Unanswered Questions
3. The Search for "Nasty" but "Safe" Interrogation Methods
4. Justifying Torture in the Philippine-American War
5. The Roots and Rationalizations of U.S. Torture in Vietnam
6. Twenty-First-Century Torture: The War on Terror
7. Conclusion: Takeaways, Scope, and Torture's Future
Notes
References
Index.