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Unspeakable acts, ordinary people : the dynamics of torture

Title
Unspeakable acts, ordinary people : the dynamics of torture / John Conroy.
Author
Conroy, John, 1951-
Publication
New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, c2000.

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Description
xi, 304 p.; 25 cm.
Subject
  • Torture > Case studies
  • Police brutality > Case studies
  • Political persecution > Case studies
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-290) and index.
Contents
Belfast: the five techniques -- Israel: night of the broken clubs -- Chicago: getting confessions -- History and method -- Belfast : "no brutality of any kind" -- Israel: a dangerous report -- Chicago: "the pain stays in your head" -- Torturers -- Belfast: Ireland vs. the U.K. -- Israel: the court-martial -- Chicago: informants -- Victims -- Belfast: life sentences -- Israel: "The next step is to God" -- Chicago: the public is not aroused -- Bystanders.
Call Number
JFE 00-6093
ISBN
0679419187
LCCN
99028509
OCLC
41445679
Author
Conroy, John, 1951-
Title
Unspeakable acts, ordinary people : the dynamics of torture / John Conroy.
Imprint
New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, c2000.
Edition
1st ed.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-290) and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 00-6093
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