Torture and State Violence in the United States

Torture and State Violence in the United States
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Publisher : JHU Press
Total Pages : 290
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ISBN-10 : 9781421402499
ISBN-13 : 1421402491
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Book Synopsis Torture and State Violence in the United States by : Robert M. Pallitto

Download or read book Torture and State Violence in the United States written by Robert M. Pallitto and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2011-11 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Organized around five broad thematic periods in American history--colonial America and the early republic; slavery and the frontier; imperialism, Jim Crow, and World Wars I and II; the Cold War, Vietnam, and police torture; and the war on terror--this annotated documentary history traces the low and high points of official attitudes toward state violence."--Page 4 of cover.


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