Sacred violence : torture, terror, and sovereignty /

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Main Author: Kahn, Paul W., 1952-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2008
Series:Law, meaning, and violence
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The puzzle of torture
  • Torture and sovereignty
  • Torture and international law
  • The current debate : torture in the War on Terror
  • A primer on political violence
  • Crossing the border between law and sovereignty
  • Conclusion: Torture, terror, and sacrifice