The Phenomenon of Torture: Readings and Commentary

by Juan E. Méndez

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812219821
• ISBN13: 9780812219821
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.8" x 8.8"