Anatomy of Torture

by Ron E Hassner and Ron E. Hassner

Does torture "work?" Can controversial techniques such as waterboarding extract crucial and reliable intelligence? Since 9/11, this question has been angrily debated in the halls of power and the court of public opinion. In Anatomy of Torture, Ron E. Hassner mines the archives of the Spanish Inquisition to propose an answer that will frustrate and infuriate both sides of the divide.

The Inquisition's scribes recorded every...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501762036
• ISBN13: 9781501762031
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up