Torture and the Twilight of Empire : From Algiers to Baghdad
Lazreg, Marnia
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Omtale
Looks at the relationship between torture and colonial domination through a examination of the French army's coercive tactics during the Algerian war from 1954 to 1962. This book presents an anatomy of torture - its methods, justifications, functions, and consequences. It also shows how torture was central to guerre revolutionnaire.
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Utgivelsesdato:
23.12.2007
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ISBN/Varenr:
9780691131351
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Språk:
Engelsk
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Forlag:
Princeton University Press
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Innbinding:
Innbundet
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Fagtema:
Samfunn og samfunnsvitenskap
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Serie:
Human Rights and Crimes against Humanity
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Litteraturtype:
Faglitteratur
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Sider:
360
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Høyde:
24.2 cm
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Bredde:
16.2 cm