Torture and the War on Terror

Informationen zum Autor Tzvetan Todorov (1939-2017) was a philosopher, literary theorist, and historian of ideas. He was born in Bulgaria and emigrated to France in 1963. He taught at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in Paris beginning in 1968 and throughout his academic career. He also taught widely in the English-speaking world, notably at Harvard, Yale, Columbia, and University of California, Berkeley. He was the author of dozens of books. Klappentext "These photographs were taken at Oak Park Heights Prison in Minnesota in 2005 ... do not include any non-American prisoners or any terrorism suspects and have nothing to do with the war on terror"--About the photographs, p. (70). Zusammenfassung Argues that the use of the terms 'war' and 'terror' dehumanize the enemy and permit treatment that would otherwise be impermissible. This title examines the implications and corrupting impact of the attempt to impose 'good' through violence and the attempt to spread democratic values by unethical means.

Product details

• Authors: Tzvetan Todorov, Tzvetan (CNRS Todorov, Tzvetan/ Walker Todorov, Tzvetan Todorov
• Assisted by: Ryan Lobo (Photographs), Gila Walker (Translation)
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.08.2009
• EAN: 9781906497361
• ISBN: 978-1-906497-36-1
• No. of pages: 64
• Series: French List; French List; The French List - (Seagull titles CHUP)
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science