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049			_aMAIN
100	1		_aBrundage, W. Fitzhugh _q(William Fitzhugh), _d1959- _e1
245	1	0	_aCivilizing torture : _ban American tradition / _cW. Fitzhugh Brundage.
260			_aCambridge, Massachusetts : _bThe Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, _c(c)2018.
300			_a1 online resource (407 pages) : _billustrations
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
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520	0		_aThe pilgrims and merchants who first came to America from Europe professed an intention to create a society free of the barbarism of Old World tyranny and New World savagery. But over the centuries Americans have turned to torture during moments of crisis at home and abroad and have debated its legitimacy in defense of law and order. From the Indian wars to Civil War POW prisons and early penitentiaries, from "the third degree" in police stations and racial lynchings to the War on Terror, US institutions have proven to be far more amenable to torture than the nation's professed commitment to liberty would suggest. Legal and racial inequality fostered many opportunities for state agents to wield excessive power, which they justified as essential for American safety and well-being. Reconciling state violence with the aspirations of Americans for social and political justice is an enduring challenge. By tracing the historical debates about the efficacy of torture and the attempt to adapt it to democratic values, Civilizing Torture reveals the recurring struggle to decide what limits Americans are willing to impose on the power of the state. At a time of escalating rhetoric aimed at cleansing the nation of the undeserving, as well as ongoing military involvement in conflicts around the world, the debate over torture remains a critical and unresolved part of America's tradition.-- _cProvided by publisher
505	0	0	_aIntroduction: A question of civilization -- _tThe manners of barbarians -- _tDiscipline in a young democracy -- _tCruelty and the paradox of slave property -- _tTorture in the brothers' war -- _tImperialist excesses -- _tPolice station trespasses -- _tCold War brutality -- _tThe enemy within.
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650		0	_aTorture _zUnited States _xHistory.
650		0	_aTorture _xMoral and ethical aspects _zUnited States.
650		0	_aJustification (Ethics)
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
856	4	0	_uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1896402&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell