Parry, John. <br/><br/>
Understanding Torture :  Law, Violence, and Political Identity. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (329 pages) 
<br/><br/>Intro -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Law, Language, and Difference -- 1. Torture and International Law -- 2. The European Law of Torture -- 3. Torture and State Violence in U.S. Law -- 4. Torture, Rights, and the Modern State -- 5. Torture in Modern Democracies -- 6. U.S. Torture at Home and Abroad -- 7. Torture in the War on Terror -- Conclusion: Living with Torture -- Afterword -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index. 
<br/><br/> Legal prohibitions against torture cannot prevent state violence. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780472021789 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Torture (International law).<br/>Torture--United States.<br/>Violence--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>K5304 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>341.6/7