The worldwide practice of torture : a preliminary report /
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| Author / Creator: | Edgerton, Robert B., 1931- |
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| Imprint: | Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, c2007. |
| Description: | iii, 116 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6448227 |
| Summary: | This work, written by an accomplished anthropologist, provides vivid accounts of the horrific practice of torture from around the world, along with explanations from the torturers as to how they could carry out such acts and accounts from victims of torture, detailing their experiences. The result is a book that offers readers a glimpse of what may be mankind's most appalling behavior. Readers should be cautioned that their reading will likely be a painful one. |
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| Physical Description: | iii, 116 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-114) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0773453377 9780773453371 |
