Torture: A Sociology of Violence and Human Rights

Torture is indisputably abhorrent. Why, you might ask, would you even want to think or read about torture? That is a very good question, and one this book addresses in a compelling and enlightening way. Torture is a very important issue, not least because millions of people around the world have been subjected to this odious practice-and many are enduring torture right now as you read these words.

Author: Lisa Hajjar
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 12/18/2012
Pages: 96
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 9.80h x 6.90w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9780415518062

About the Author

Lisa Hajjar is associate professor of Sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara.