Shadow of Torture: Debating US Transgressions in Military Interventions, 1899–2008
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1899-2008
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- ISBN 9783631660669
- Weight: 500g
- Dimensions: 148 x 210mm
- Publication Date: 26 May 2015
- Publisher: Peter Lang AG
- Publication City/Country: CH
- Product Form: Hardback
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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.
Katrin Dauenhauer is a lecturer at the University of Bonn’s North American Studies Program. Her research focuses on American politics and culture, international relations, and human rights.
