The torture and prisoner abuse debate /
Finley, Laura L.
The torture and prisoner abuse debate / Laura L. Finley. - Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2008. - 187 p. ; 25 cm. - Historical guides to controversial issues in America, 1541-0021 .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-179) and index.
Introduction : describing the problem -- Torture and its origins -- Prison abuse in the U.S. pre-civil rights era -- The Central Intelligence Agency and torture -- Domestic prison abuse today -- Abuse in Guantanamo Bay, Afghanistan, and Iraq -- Summing up the torture debate -- Timeline of significant events in the history of torture and prisoner abuse.
9780313342929 (alk. paper) 031334292X (alk. paper)
2008012634
GBA870518 bnb
014626586 Uk
Torture--United States.
Political prisoners--Abuse of--United States.
HV8599.U6 / F56 2008
364.67
The torture and prisoner abuse debate / Laura L. Finley. - Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2008. - 187 p. ; 25 cm. - Historical guides to controversial issues in America, 1541-0021 .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-179) and index.
Introduction : describing the problem -- Torture and its origins -- Prison abuse in the U.S. pre-civil rights era -- The Central Intelligence Agency and torture -- Domestic prison abuse today -- Abuse in Guantanamo Bay, Afghanistan, and Iraq -- Summing up the torture debate -- Timeline of significant events in the history of torture and prisoner abuse.
9780313342929 (alk. paper) 031334292X (alk. paper)
2008012634
GBA870518 bnb
014626586 Uk
Torture--United States.
Political prisoners--Abuse of--United States.
HV8599.U6 / F56 2008
364.67