Ron E Hassner

Anatomy of Torture

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"A study of the causes, characteristics, and consequences of interrogational torture drawing on the archives of the Spanish Inquisition"--

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cornell University Press
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 390g
• ISBN-13: 9781501762031
• ISBN-10: 1501762036
• Artikelnr.: 62164525

Autorenporträt

Ron E. Hassner is Chancellor's Professor of Political Science and Helen Diller Family Chair in Israel Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. His books include War on Sacred Grounds, Religion in the Military Worldwide, and Religion on the Battlefield.

Inhaltsangabe

1. How Little We Know about Torture
2. Three Myths about the Spanish Inquisition
3. Learning to Torture: Ciudad Real (1484-1515)
4. Correlates of Torture: Toledo (1575-1610)
5. Exploratory Torture: Mexico City (1589-1591)
6. Corroborative Torture: Mexico City (1594-1601)
7. Lessons from the Spanish Inquisition
Epilogue: The Ethics of Studying Torture