About this title: Through a study of one case each from Northern Ireland, Israel, and the United States--all democracies--Conroy presents a deep analysis of group psychology and a compelling case against state-sponsored torture.
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Description: Good. 0679419187 Former library item may have library binding and show stamps, stickers or other marks. Items not meeting quality expectations may be returned. Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. read more
Description: Good. 0679419187 Former library item may have library binding and show stamps, stickers or other marks. Items not meeting quality expectations may be returned. Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University of California Press
Date Published: 2001-09-03
ISBN-13:9780520230392ISBN:0520230396
Description: Very good. Very minimal damage to the cover (no holes or tears, only minimal scuff marks), in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, minimal to no highlighting/under. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University of California Press
Date Published: 9-3-01
ISBN-13:9780520230392ISBN:0520230396
Description: FINE. NOTE-Superb, crisp, clean, unread paperback with light shelfwear to the covers and publisher's mark to one edge-GREAT! 0.4 lbs. read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: University of California Press
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780520230392ISBN:0520230396
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. 315 p First printing of this examination of the practice of torture in three democracies. Book has light edgewear else Near Fine/Unread condition in large paperback format in glossy black wraps. read more
Edition: First Edition ~1st Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Publ, New York
Date Published: 2000
Description: Vg in vg jacket; lite soiling to edges of jacket and textblock, long inscription on ffep (possibly by author) else a tight square unmarked copy in unclipped jacket. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: VISION Paperbacks
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9781901250497ISBN:1901250490
Description: Good. Some light edge wear. EXCELLENT value for money and ready for dispatch. Delivery usually within 3/5 days. Our reputation is built on our Speedy Delivery Service and our Customer Service Team. read more
Description: Very Good. 0679419187 Inscribed and signed by author on title page. The book itself is just like new-clean, tight and unmarked, however the dust jacket is missing. Overall the book is an apparently unread copy in perfect condition. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc, Westminister, Maryland, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780679419181ISBN:0679419187
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York City, NY
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780679419181ISBN:0679419187
Description: Signed by Author. Hardcover. First Edition. Second Printing. 304 pages. As New in As New Dust Jacket. The author's account on subject. "How is it that otherwise normal people can become part of the institutionalized practice of torture? That's the question driving this unusual, extremely well-reported book. Conroy spent years reporting on the kind of torture that happens not in exotic locales but in his own backyard: In Chicago's police precincts. Curious and troubled by what he found, he ... read more
Description: Very good. Appearance of only slight previous use. Cover and binding show a little wear. All pages are undamaged with potentially only a few, small markings. Help save a tree. Buy all your used books from Green Earth Books. Read. Recycle and Reuse! read more
"This book looks at torture both in U.S. and internationally by tracking three cases: the torture of 14 Irish men by the U.K. in Northern Ireland in 1971, the torture by beating of Palestinians near Nablus in 1988 by Israel, and the torture of criminal suspects in the 1970s and 1980s by the Chicago P.D. These become the entryways into how torture arises and is, generally, unchallenged in society. (We have only to look at the U.S. since 9/11.) The author looks into how ordinary people, who are not monsters, do monstrous things, and how people rationalize torture and fail to intervene. Above all, this book is valuable because of the obvious humanity, and even-handedness, of the author. He refuses to ignore the humanity of even those who commit barbaric acts. I'll be paraphrasing an old cliché here, but if you might be inclined to read even just one book on torture, this would do very well as that one."
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