Displaying 1 of 1 2000 Format: Book Author: Conroy, John, 1951- author. Title: Unspeakable acts, ordinary people : the dynamics of torture / John Conroy. Edition: 1st ed. Publisher, Date: New York : Knopf, 2000. Description: xi, 304 pages ; 25 cm Summary: Investigates three incidents of torture in the Western world, in Chicago, Israel, and Northern Ireland. Subjects: Torture -- Case studies. Police brutality -- Case studies. Political persecution -- Case studies. Genre: Case studies. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-290) and index. Contents: Belfast: the five techniques -- Israel: night of the broken clubs -- Chicago: getting confessions -- History and method -- Belfast : "no brutality of any kind" -- Israel: a dangerous report -- Chicago: "the pain stays in your head" -- Torturers -- Belfast: Ireland vs. the U.K. -- Israel: the court-martial -- Chicago: informants -- Victims -- Belfast: life sentences -- Israel: "The next step is to God" -- Chicago: the public is not aroused -- Bystanders. Web Site: Sample text Contributor biographical information Publisher description LCCN: 99028509 ISBN: 0679419187 9780679419181 Other Number: 41445679 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 76860 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 323.49 Conroy Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
