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Transnational torture : Law, violence, and state power in the United States and India / Jinee Lokaneeta.
Publication details: New York : New York University Press, c2011.Description: x, 293 p. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780814752791 (hbk. : alk. paper)
- 0814752799 (hbk. : alk. paper)
- 9780814752807 (ebook)
- 0814752802 (ebook)
- 345.025 JINÂ 23
Contents:
Introduction : do the ghosts of Leviathan linger on? Law, violence, and torture in liberal democracies -- Law's struggle with violence : ambivalence in the "routine" : jurisprudence of interrogations in the United States -- "Being helplessly civilized leaves us at the mercy of the beast" : post-9/11 discourses on torture in the United States -- Torture in the TV show 24 : circulation of meanings -- Jurisprudence on torture and interrogations in India -- Contemporary states of exception : extraordinary laws and interrogation in India -- Conclusion : unraveling the exception : torture in liberal democracies.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-279) and index.
Introduction : do the ghosts of Leviathan linger on? Law, violence, and torture in liberal democracies -- Law's struggle with violence : ambivalence in the "routine" : jurisprudence of interrogations in the United States -- "Being helplessly civilized leaves us at the mercy of the beast" : post-9/11 discourses on torture in the United States -- Torture in the TV show 24 : circulation of meanings -- Jurisprudence on torture and interrogations in India -- Contemporary states of exception : extraordinary laws and interrogation in India -- Conclusion : unraveling the exception : torture in liberal democracies.