The politics of pain torturers and their masters edited by Ronald D. Crelinsten and Alex P. Schmid. - Boulder, Colo. Westview Press 1995. - xvi, 195 p. ill. 24 cm. - Series on state violence, state terrorism, and human rights .

Previous ed.: Leiden : Center for the Study of Social Conflicts, 1993.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [151]-183) and index.

Introduction : the politics of pain / Ronald D. Crelinsten and Alex P. Schmid -- Torturers and their masters / Pieter H. Kooijmans -- The social context of torture : policy process and authority structure / Herbert C.Kelman -- In their own words : the world of the torturer/ Ronald D. Crelinsten -- The military, torture and human rights : experiences from Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay / Wolfgang S. Heinz -- Torture : psychological and cultural origins / Ervin Staub -- Somoza's national guard : a study of human rights abuses, psychological health and moral development / Federico Allodi -- The official torturer : a learning model for obedience to the authority of violence / Mika Haritos-Fatouros.

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Torture
Torture--Case studies.
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