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.