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Torture and the twilight of empire from Algiers to Baghdad

"Torture and the Twilight of Empire looks at the intimate relationship between torture and colonial domination through a close examination of the French army's coercive tactics during the Algerian war from 1954 to 1962. By tracing the psychological, cultural, and political meanings of tort...

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Main Author:	Lazreg, Marnia (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton Princeton University Press 2008
Subjects:	Torture > Algeria > History > 20th century Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Atrocities Torture
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