Torture [electronic resource] / a sociology of violence and human rights / Lisa Hajjar.
By: Hajjar, Lisa [author.]
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Series: Framing 21st century social issues: Publisher: New York : Routledge, 2013Description: 1 online resource (xii, 83 pages) : illustrations (black and white).Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780203123553 (e-book).Subject(s): Torture -- History | Human rights -- History | Crime | SociologyGenre/Form: Electronic books.Online resources: View this item online Summary: Torture is indisputably abhorrent. Why, you might ask, would you even want to think or read about torture? That is a very good question, and one this book addresses in a compelling and enlightening way. Torture is a very important issue, not least because millions of people around the world have been subjected to this odious practice-and many are enduring torture right now as you read these words.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Torture is indisputably abhorrent. Why, you might ask, would you even want to think or read about torture? That is a very good question, and one this book addresses in a compelling and enlightening way. Torture is a very important issue, not least because millions of people around the world have been subjected to this odious practice-and many are enduring torture right now as you read these words.
Electronic reproduction. Askews and Holts. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Description based on print version record.
