The Torturer In The Mirror

Author : Ramsey Clark,Thomas Ehrlich Reifer,Haifa Zangana
Publisher : Seven Stories Press
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2011-01-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781609803155

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The Torturer in the Mirror by Ramsey Clark,Thomas Ehrlich Reifer,Haifa Zangana Pdf

Before the US invasion of Iraq, before the American public saw the infamous photos from Abu Ghraib, the CIA went to the White House with a question: What, according to the Constitution, was the line separating interrogation from torture—and could that line be moved? The White House lawyers' answer—in the form of legal documents later known as the "Torture Memos"—became the US's justification for engaging in torture. The Torturer in the Mirror shows us how when one of us tortures, we are all implicated in the crime. In three uncompromising essays, Iraqi dissident Haifa Zangana, former US Attorney General Ramsey Clark, and professor of sociology Thomas Ehrlich Reifer teach us how physically and psychologically insidious torture is, how deep a mark it leaves on both its victims and its practitioners, and how necessary it is for us as a society to hold torturers accountable.

Author : Marjorie Cohn
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780814769829

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The United States and Torture by Marjorie Cohn Pdf

Torture has been a topic of national discussion ever since it was revealed that “enhanced interrogation techniques” had been authorized as part of the war on terror. The United States and Torture provides us with a larger lens through which to view America's policy of torture, one that dissects America's long relationship with interrogation and torture, which roots back to the 1950s and has been applied, mostly in secret, to “enemies,” ever since. The United States and Torture opens with a compelling preface by Sister Dianna Ortiz, who describes the unimaginable treatment she endured in Guatemala in 1987 at the hands of the the Guatemalan government, which was supported by the United States. Following Ortiz's preface, an interdisciplinary panel of experts offers one of the most comprehensive examinations of torture to date, beginning with the Cold War era and ending with today's debate over accountability for torture.

Author : Gene Wolfe
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780575114159

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The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe Pdf

So begins one of the most celebrated stories in fantasy literature . . . packed full of mystery, deep themes and incredible prose, meet Severian the Torturer and follow him on his journey across the great world of Urth Severian is a torturer, born to the guild and with an exceptionally promising career ahead of him . . . until he falls in love with one of his victims, a beautiful young noblewoman. Her excruciations are delayed for some months and, out of love, Severian helps her commit suicide and escape her fate. For a torturer, there is no more unforgivable act. In punishment he is exiled from the guild and his home city to the distant metropolis of Thrax with little more than Terminus Est, a fabled sword, to his name. Along the way he has to learn to survive in a wider world without the guild - a world in which he has already made both allies and enemies. And a strange gem is about to fall into his possession, which will only make his enemies pursue him with ever-more determination . . . Winner of the World Fantasy Award for best novel, 1981 Winner of the BSFA Award for best novel, 1982 Readers can't stop reading The Shadow of the Torturer: 'Full of rich characters and great imagination' Mark Lawrence, author of Red Sister 'A dark jewel . . . He has a mastery of language not often seen in fantasy writing . . . Couple this with an original and unique, highly imaginative and complex worldbuilding and the high praise is warranted' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'This is a picaresque fantasy with a difference, for our hero Severian is no wide-eyed country boy from the shire, but an apprentice torturer, thoroughly schooled in his trade' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'There are certain books that can be considered life-changing experiences. Gene Wolfe is an author who has written one of those for me' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'The Book of the New Sun Tetralogy is one of the great achievements in science fiction and is a MUST READ for fans of the genre. HIGHEST POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATION!!!' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'In addition to being unique in style, The Shadow of the Torturer is a gorgeous piece of work: passionate storytelling (heart-wrenching in places), fascinating insights into nature and the human condition, beautiful prose' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Genre fiction at its finest. Original, difficult and well-crafted, it is easy to see how Wolfe is regarded as a writer's writer' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Author : Susan V. Gallagher
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Christianity and literature
ISBN : 1617034592

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Postcolonial literature and the biblical call for justice by Susan V. Gallagher Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2023-12-18
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789004656437

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Literature and the Bible by Anonim Pdf

Author : Francois Bizot
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780307960870

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Facing the Torturer by Francois Bizot Pdf

The author of the acclaimed memoir The Gate now gives us a mesmerizing account of his personal relationship with one of the most infamous torturers of the twentieth century, and of his transformative experience observing and participating in that man’s recent trial for war crimes. In 1971, François Bizot was researching Khmer pottery and Buddhist ritual in rural Cambodia when, along with two Cambodian assistants, he was arrested by Communist guerrillas on suspicion of being an American spy. In captivity, Bizot would establish an unlikely rapport with his interrogator, Comrade Duch, a twenty-nine-year-old former math teacher, now commander of the jungle encampment. After many long conversations, Duch would become convinced of Bizot’s innocence, finally deciding to release his prisoner against the wishes of his superiors, including one Saloth Sar—the future Pol Pot. And so it was on Christmas Day 1971 that Bizot was allowed to depart the camp but obliged to leave his assistants behind. In 1999, Bizot would hear of the arrest of the “butcher of Tuol Sleng.” This was the nom de guerre that Comrade Duch had earned after releasing Bizot and proceeding to exterminate some ten thousand Cambodians, including Bizot’s assistants, Lay and Son. Duch’s unexpected capture after years in hiding presented François Bizot with his first opportunity to confront the man who’d held him captive for three months and whose strange sense of justice had resulted in Bizot’s being the only Westerner to survive imprisonment by the Khmer Rouge. The arrest also forced Bizot to confront a paradox: How could the man who’d been his savior have become one of the most monstrous perpetrators of the Cambodian genocide? Taking part in the trial as a witness, with Duch the sole defendant, would return Bizot to the heart of darkness. This is the testimony of what he discovered—about the torturer and about himself—on that harrowing journey.

Author : D. Jeffreys
Publisher : Springer
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2009-06-22
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780230622579

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Spirituality and the Ethics of Torture by D. Jeffreys Pdf

What exactly is torture? Should we torture suspected terrorists if they have information about future violent acts? Defining torture carefully, the book defends the idea that all people are valuable, and rejects moral defenses of torture. It focuses particularly on practices like sensory deprivation, which perniciously attack the human psyche.

Author : Haifa Zangana
Publisher : Seven Stories Press
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2011-01-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781609800710

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City of Widows by Haifa Zangana Pdf

In City of Widows, Haifa Zangana tells the story of her country, from the early twentieth century through the US-UK invasion and the current occupation. She brings to light a sense of Iraq as a society mainly of secularists who have been denied, through years of sanctions, war, and occupation, a system within which to build the country according to their own values. She points to the long history of political activism and social participation of Iraqi women, and the fact that, before the recent invasion, they had been among the most liberated of their gender in the Middle East. Finally, she writes about Baghdad today as a city populated by bereaved women and children who have lost their loved ones and their land, but who are still emboldened by the native right to resist and liberate themselves to create an independent Iraq.

Author : John Conroy
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2001-09-25
Category : History
ISBN : 0520230396

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Unspeakable Acts, Ordinary People by John Conroy Pdf

An examination of torture (in the name of the state) in three democracies (Israel, Northern Ireland, and the United States) by John Conroy, a Chicago journalist with a strong following among readers who know his previous book (a war diary of life in Belfast).

Author : Jonathan Karp,Adam Sutcliffe
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2011-03-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521873772

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Philosemitism in History by Jonathan Karp,Adam Sutcliffe Pdf

A broad and ambitious overview of the significance of philosemitism in European and world history, from antiquity to the present.

Author : Federico Alvarez Igarzábal,Michael S. Debus,Curtis L. Maughan
Publisher : transcript Verlag
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2019-11-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783839450512

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Violence | Perception | Video Games by Federico Alvarez Igarzábal,Michael S. Debus,Curtis L. Maughan Pdf

This volume compiles papers from the Young Academics Workshop at the Clash of Realities conferences of 2017 and 2018. The 2017 workshop - Perceiving Video Games - explored the video game medium by focusing on perception and meaning-making processes. The 2018 workshop - Reframing the Violence and Video Games Debate - transcended misleading claims that link video games and violent behavior by offering a range of fresh topical perspectives. From BA students to postdoctoral researchers, the young academics of this anthology stem from a spectrum of backgrounds, including game studies, game design, and phenomenology. This volume also features an entry by renowned psychologist Christopher J. Ferguson.

Author : Asha Pal Aggarwal
Publisher : Content Pioneers
Page : 91 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2020-06-08
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9789350871539

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Nostalgia by Asha Pal Aggarwal Pdf

Not everyone is privileged; not everyone's life is a bed of roses. Problems are a part and parcel of life. This book talks about the life of a girl from the time she was a child till the time she had her own children; fighting all the way through her bruises and eventually coming out as a winner of her happiness.

Author : Dennis Ngien
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2007-06-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781556354816

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Luther as a Spiritual Adviser by Dennis Ngien Pdf

Most Luther scholars have focused largely on the polemical side of the Reformer, with occasional allusion to his Devotional Writings in volumes 42 and 43 of the American editions. The aim of this book is to unfold the pastoral, not the polemical, side of the reformer, drawing on the spiritual insights he offers to people of high and low estate. These writings are devotional and catechetical in shape and intent, yet not devoid of rich theological substance, the fruit of his rigorous reflections. They are the exercises of Luther's basic calling as a theologian-pastor, and are the concrete illustrations of the interface of theology and piety, the former being the abiding presupposition and logical cause of the latter. Through them, readers are informed not only of the Reformation theology of justification, but also introduced to a distinct expression of the Christian faith in which Christ and his cross occupy the centre stage. What is noticeable is the one single overarching theme--God's ways with people--that the Reformer, as a spiritual adviser, sought to relate to the events of his days such as evils, severe afflictions, the prevalent lay abuse of the Eucharist. He counseled how to meditate aright on Christ's passion, prepare to face the terror of death, advise the sick, rightly approach the sacrament of the altar, why and how to pray aright, what benefits could be gained from the Lord's Prayer, and how to live out a life of discipleship under the cross. Ngien's work reveals Luther as a true theologian, i.e., theologian of the cross at work in the pastoral context.

Author : Penny Farfan,Lesley Ferris
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-23
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781137270801

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Contemporary Women Playwrights by Penny Farfan,Lesley Ferris Pdf

Breaking new ground in this century, this wide-ranging collection of essays is the first of its kind to address the work of contemporary international women playwrights. The book considers the work of established playwrights such as Caryl Churchill, Marie Clements, Lara Foot-Newton, Maria Irene Fornes, Sarah Kane, Lisa Kron, Young Jean Lee, Lynn Nottage, Suzan-Lori Parks, Djanet Sears, Caridad Svich, and Judith Thompson, but it also foregrounds important plays by many emerging writers. Divided into three sections-Histories, Conflicts, and Genres-the book explores such topics as the feminist history play, solo performance, transcultural dramaturgies, the identity play, the gendered terrain of war, and eco-drama, and encompasses work from the United States, Canada, Latin America, Oceania, South Africa, Egypt, and the United Kingdom. With contributions from leading international scholars and an introductory overview of the concerns and challenges facing women playwrights in this new century, Contemporary Women Playwrights explores the diversity and power of women's playwriting since 1990, highlighting key voices and examining crucial critical and theoretical developments within the field.

Author : Jean-Paul Sartre
Publisher : Concord Theatricals
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1958
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0573613052

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No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre Pdf

Two women and one man are locked up together for eternity in one hideous room in Hell. The windows are bricked up, there are no mirrors, the electric lights can never be turned off, and there is no exit. The irony of this Hell is that its torture is not of the rack and fire, but of the burning humiliation of each soul as it is stripped of its pretenses by the cruel curiosity of the damned. Here the soul is shorn of secrecy, and even the blackest deeds are mercilessly exposed to the fierce light of Hell. It is an eternal torment.