Sacred violence [electronic resource] : torture, terror, and sovereignty /

Kahn, Paul W., 1952-

Sacred violence torture, terror, and sovereignty / [electronic resource] : Paul W. Kahn. - Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2008. - 233 p. ; 24 cm. - Law, meaning, and violence .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-205) and index.

Torture and sovereignty -- Torture and international law -- The current debate : torture in the War on Terror -- A primer on political violence -- Crossing the border between law and sovereignty.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2009.
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Torture.
Sovereignty.
Political violence.
War on Terrorism, 2001---Law and legislation.


Electronic books.

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