America in the Philippines, 1899-1902 - The First Torture Scandal

"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"--

Product details

• Authors: Christopher J Einolf, Christopher J. Einolf
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.11.2014
• EAN: 9781137460752
• ISBN: 978-1-137-46075-2
• No. of pages: 244
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science; Internationale Beziehungen, Amerikanische Geschichte, B, Kolonialismus und Imperialismus, Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte, Human Rights, Political Science, military history, International Relations, auseinandersetzen, Colonialism and imperialism, History of the Americas, imperialism, Political science and theory, Human rights, civil rights, Palgrave History Collection, Imperialism and Colonialism, America—History, History of Military, Politikwissenschaft und politische Theorie