Torture and the Twilight of Empire: From Algiers to Baghdad (Human Rights and Crimes Against Humanity)

Torture and the Twilight of Empire: From Algiers to Baghdad (Human Rights and Crimes Against Humanity)

by Marnia Lazreg (Author)

Synopsis

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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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 354
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 18 Jan 2008

ISBN 10: 069113135X
ISBN 13: 9780691131351