Political Torture in Popular Culture: The Role of Representations in the Post-9/11 Torture Debate

By Alex Adams

Book Overview

This book argues that literary, filmic, and popular cultural representation of political torture has defined the torture debate that has taken place during the post-9/11 global war on terrorism. The author explores whether liberal democracies can ever legitimately perpetrate torture, with assertions that torture can function as a legitimate coun

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367876582
• ISBN13: 9780367876586
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"