
Torture
An Interdisciplinary Approach
Lexington Books (Publisher)
Published on 25. July 2024
Book
Hardback
198 pages
978-1-7936-2450-5 (ISBN)
Description
Drawing on insights from political science, criminology, and sociology, Torture: An Interdisciplinary Approach investigates the nature and evolution of torture. By surveying the use of torture across time and space, this book considers the development of an international human rights discourse challenging the legitimacy of torture as an instrument of interrogation.
Kathleen Barrett, George Klay Kieh, Jr., Gavin M. Lee, and Neema Noori critically assess the effectiveness of legal regimes, both national and international, that arose as a result of this discourse and the emergent global movement to ban the use of torture. In addition to grappling with colonial legacies of torture and the particular ways that great powers, whether liberal or illiberal, deploy these coercive practices, this book argues that torture continues to serve as a repressive practice that mediates the relationship between the state and its citizens in many countries within the global south. The authors demonstrate that as governments move away from one set of perceived atrocities, they develop new methods of torture and establish novel strategies for justifying these coercive practices.
Kathleen Barrett, George Klay Kieh, Jr., Gavin M. Lee, and Neema Noori critically assess the effectiveness of legal regimes, both national and international, that arose as a result of this discourse and the emergent global movement to ban the use of torture. In addition to grappling with colonial legacies of torture and the particular ways that great powers, whether liberal or illiberal, deploy these coercive practices, this book argues that torture continues to serve as a repressive practice that mediates the relationship between the state and its citizens in many countries within the global south. The authors demonstrate that as governments move away from one set of perceived atrocities, they develop new methods of torture and establish novel strategies for justifying these coercive practices.
Reviews / Votes
"Torture: An Interdisciplinary Approach explores and illuminates the broad range of factors that enable, protect, normalize, and reward torture. The book focuses particular attention on the role of empire and globalization in fostering modern torture in the global south and creating the conditions for the use of torture by non-state actors such as terrorist groups. The authors not only call for greater accountability at national and international levels; they also argue convincingly that the best way to end torture lies in the struggle for equity and democracy." -- John Parry, Lewis & Clark Law SchoolMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
1 Graph
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
448 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-7936-2450-5 (9781793624505)
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07/2024
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Persons
Kathie Barrett is Assistant Professor of Political Science and Associate MPA Director at the University of West Georgia.
George Klay Kieh, Jr. is Professor of Political Science & Public Administration at Texas Southern University and Professor of International Relations in the Graduate School, African Methodist University(AMEU), Liberia.
Neema Noori is a Professor in the Department of Anthropology, Psychology, and Sociology at the University of West Georgia.
Gavin Lee is associate professor of criminology at the University of West Georgia.
George Klay Kieh, Jr. is Professor of Political Science & Public Administration at Texas Southern University and Professor of International Relations in the Graduate School, African Methodist University(AMEU), Liberia.
Neema Noori is a Professor in the Department of Anthropology, Psychology, and Sociology at the University of West Georgia.
Gavin Lee is associate professor of criminology at the University of West Georgia.
Content
Introduction: Mapping the Torture Landscape
Chapter 1: Explaining Torture: Theoretical Issues
Chapter 2: The History of Torture
Chapter 3: Torture: Legal Regimes
Chapter 4: Torture and Empire
Chapter 5: The State and Torture in the Global South
Chapter 6: Terrorist Torture
Chapter 7: Sexual Sadism
Chapter 8: Alternatives to Torture
Conclusion
Chapter 1: Explaining Torture: Theoretical Issues
Chapter 2: The History of Torture
Chapter 3: Torture: Legal Regimes
Chapter 4: Torture and Empire
Chapter 5: The State and Torture in the Global South
Chapter 6: Terrorist Torture
Chapter 7: Sexual Sadism
Chapter 8: Alternatives to Torture
Conclusion