Civilizing torture : an American tradition / W. Fitzhugh Brundage.

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The pilgrims and merchants who first came to America from Europe professed an intention to create a society free of the barbarism of Old World tyranny and New World savagery. But over the centuries Americans have turned to torture during moments of crisis at home and abroad and have debated its legi...

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Main Author:	Brundage, W. Fitzhugh (William Fitzhugh), 1959- (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2018.
Subjects:	Torture > United States > History. Torture > Moral and ethical aspects > United States. Justification (Ethics) Torture. Torture > Moral and ethical aspects. United States. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General. History.
Genre:	History.
Physical Description:	407 pages ; 25 cm
Format:	Book

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