Civilizing Torture : : An American Tradition / / W. Fitzhugh Brundage.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Harvard University Press Complete eBook-Package 2018
• VerfasserIn: Brundage, W. Fitzhugh,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2018]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (380 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Introduction. A Question of Civilization --; 1. The Manners of Barbarians --; 2. Discipline in a Young Democracy --; 3. Cruelty and the Paradox of Slave Property --; 4. Torture in the Brothers’ War --; 5. Imperialist Excesses --; 6. Police Station Trespasses --; 7. Cold War Brutality --; 8. The Enemy Within --; Notes --; Acknowledgments --; Illustration Credits --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780674988682; 9783110606621
• DOI: 10.4159/9780674988682?locatt=mode:legacy
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: W. Fitzhugh Brundage.

Over the centuries Americans have turned to torture during moments of crisis, and have debated its legitimacy and efficacy in defense of law and order. Tracing these historical attempts to adapt torture to democratic values, Fitzhugh Brundage reveals the recurring struggle over what limits Americans are willing to impose on the power of the state.