The Phenomenon of Torture Readings and Commentary Edited by William
F. Schulz. Foreword by Juan E. Mendez "No one is better qualified
than Bill Schulz to describe and denounce the vicious but
all-too-common practice of torture in today's world. Hopefully,
Schulz's outstanding book will launch a new effort to ban torture
in all its ugly forms from the face of the earth."--Senator Edward
Kennedy "A sober, astutely assembled compilation and a much-needed
contribution to modern-day discussions of government
policy."--"Midwest Book Review" "A uniquely thoughtful and
comprehensive exploration of the topic."--"Choice" Torture is the
most widespread human rights crime in the modern world, practiced
in more than one hundred countries, including the United States.
How could something so brutal, almost unthinkable, be so prevalent?
"The Phenomenon of Torture: Readings and Commentary" is designed to
answer that question and many others. Beginning with a sweeping
view of torture in Western history, the book examines questions
such as these: Can anyone be turned into a torturer? What exactly
is the psychological relationship between a torturer and his
victim? Are certain societies more prone to use torture? Are there
any circumstances under which torture is justified--to procure
critical information in order to save innocent lives, for example?
How can torture be stopped or at least its incidence be reduced?
Edited and with an introduction by the former Executive Director of
Amnesty International USA, "The Phenomenon of Torture" draws on the
writings of torture victims themselves, such as the Argentinian
journalist Jacobo Timerman, as well as leading scholars like Elaine
Scarry, author of "The Body in Pain." It includes classical works
by Voltaire, Jeremy Bentham, Hannah Arendt, and Stanley Milgram, as
well as recent works by historian Adam Hochschild and
psychotherapist Joan Golston. And it addresses new developments in
efforts to combat torture, such as the designation of rape as a war
crime and the use of the doctrine of universal jurisdiction to
prosecute perpetrators. Designed for the student and scholar alike,
it is, in sum, an anthology of the best and most insightful writing
about this most curious and common form of abuse. Juan E. Mendez,
Special Advisor to the United Nations Secretary General on the
Prevention of Genocide and himself a victim of torture, provides a
foreword. William F. Schulz served as Executive Director of Amnesty
International USA from 1994 to 2006. He is currently Senior Fellow
at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard's Kennedy
School of Government, Senior Fellow at the Center for American
Progress, and Adjunct Professor at the New School in New York City.
Schulz is the author of two books on human rights, "In Our Own Best
Interest: How Defending Human Rights Benefits Us All" and "Tainted
Legacy: 9/11 and the Ruin of Human Rights." Pennsylvania Studies in
Human Rights 2007 408 pages 6 x 9 ISBN 978-0-8122-1982-1 Paper
$34.95s 23.00 ISBN 978-0-8122-0339-4 Ebook $34.95s 23.00 World
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