The Shadow of Torture: Debating US Transgressions in Military Interventions, 1899–2008

Author:   Sabine Sielke ,  Katrin Dauenhauer
Publisher:   Peter Lang AG
Edition:   New edition
Volume:   7
ISBN:  

9783631660669


Pages:   313
Publication Date:   26 May 2015
Format:   Hardback
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The Shadow of Torture: Debating US Transgressions in Military Interventions, 1899–2008


Overview

The photographs from Abu Ghraib triggered a debate on torture in the United States that has been led with a significant amount of visibility. What has been noticeably absent, however, is a thorough historical contextualization of US torture following September 11, 2001. The Shadow of Torture analyzes the debates on torture during the Vietnam War and the Philippine-American War and shows that the current controversy did not arise out of a political vacuum but reflects and draws upon pre-existing discursive contexts and practices.

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Author:   Sabine Sielke ,  Katrin Dauenhauer
Publisher:   Peter Lang AG
Imprint:   Peter Lang AG
Edition:   New edition
Volume:   7
Dimensions:   Width: 14.80cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   0.500kg
ISBN:  

9783631660669


ISBN 10:   3631660669
Pages:   313
Publication Date:   26 May 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Contents: Introduction: Debating US Torture in Military Interventions, 1899-2008 – «Curing» the Natives: Debating US Torture During the Philippine-American War, 1899-1902 – Forgetting/Rewriting/Reclaiming: Shadows of the Philippine-American War, 1899-1902 – To Tell or Not to Tell: American Atrocities in Vietnam – Framing the Human: Reading North Vietnamese Torture in POW Narratives of the Vietnam War – Abu Ghraib and the (Unexceptional) Rhetoric of the Exceptional.

Reviews

Insgesamt leistet Katrin Dauenhauer mit ihrer Studie einen intelligenten und weiterfuhrenden Beitrag zur Historisierung der Folterdebatten zu Beginn des 21. Jahrhunderts. (Sylvia Kesper-Biermann, sehepunkte 15/2015)


Insgesamt leistet Katrin Dauenhauer mit ihrer Studie einen intelligenten und weiterfuhrenden Beitrag zur Historisierung der Folterdebatten zu Beginn des 21. Jahrhunderts. (Sylvia Kesper-Biermann, sehepunkte 15/2015)


«Insgesamt leistet Katrin Dauenhauer mit ihrer Studie einen intelligenten und weiterführenden Beitrag zur Historisierung der Folterdebatten zu Beginn des 21. Jahrhunderts.» (Sylvia Kesper-Biermann, sehepunkte 15/2015)


Author Information

Katrin Dauenhauer is a lecturer at the University of Bonn’s North American Studies Program. Her research focuses on American politics and culture, international relations, and human rights.

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