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Political Torture in Popular Culture

- The Role of Representations in the Post-9/11 Torture Debate

Om Political Torture in Popular Culture

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 counterterrorism measure coming into conflict with human rights-based arguments that torture is never morally permissible. He examines the philosophical foundations of pro- and anti-torture positions, reads their manifestations in a range of literary, filmic and popular cultural texts, and assesses the material effects of these representations.

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  • Språk:
  • Engelska
  • ISBN:
  • 9781138185319
  • Format:
  • Inbunden
  • Sidor:
  • 206
  • Utgiven:
  • 20. juni 2016
  • Mått:
  • 242x164x17 mm.
  • Vikt:
  • 468 g.
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Leveranstid: 2-4 veckor
Förväntad leverans: 17. december 2024

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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 counterterrorism measure coming into conflict with human rights-based arguments that torture is never morally permissible. He examines the philosophical foundations of pro- and anti-torture positions, reads their manifestations in a range of literary, filmic and popular cultural texts, and assesses the material effects of these representations.

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