Torture and State Violence in the United States
Author | : Robert M. Pallitto |
Publisher | : JHU Press |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 2011-11 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781421402499 |
ISBN-13 | : 1421402491 |
Rating | : 4/5 (99 Downloads) |
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.