Truth, Torture, and the American Way
Subtitle: The History and Consequences of U.S. Involvement in Torture
Publisher: Beacon Press
Published: September 15, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 227
ISBN-13: 9780807003077
Subjects: Cultural studies; POLITICS & GOVERNMENT; Politics / Current Events; Latin America; Political Science; Politics/International Relations; USA; International Relations - General; Political Freedom & Security - Civil Rights; Political Science / International Relations; Government policy; Human rights; Torture; United States
First sentence: As the grim photographs of the prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib came to light, the public reaction across the United States was one of near universal outrage.
Description: "Jennifer Harbury's investigation into torture began when her husband disappeared in Guatemala in 1992; she told the story of his torture and murder in Searching for Everardo. For over a decade since, Harbury has used her formidable legal, research, and organizing skills to press for the U.S. government's disclosure of America's involvement in harrowing abuses in Latin America, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East. Her mission has a renewed urgency in the wake of the disclosures from Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay."--Jacket.