America in the Philippines, 1899-1902
Subtitle: The First Torture Scandal
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: Nov 06, 2014
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 235
ISBN-13: 9781137460752
Description: "America in the Philippines, 1899-1902 : The First Torture Scandal analyzes the US Army's use of the 'water cure' torture in the Philippine War and the ensuing political scandal that resulted. Drawing on primary source documents to construct a detailed narrative history of the events, the book also proposes an original theory for the causes of torture, which emphasizes the moral agency of low-level actors. Einolf uses the historical debate to illuminate theories of present-day human rights advocacy. The conclusion relates the Philippine War case to the more recent use of torture under the George W. Bush administration and makes recommendations for researchers and advocates"--
Notes: Source title: America in the Philippines, 1899-1902: The First Torture Scandal