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- Crimes of Power & States of Impunity: The U.S. Response to Terror
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- 2009
- Published by: Rutgers University Press
- Series: Critical Issues in Crime and Society
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Since 9/11, a new configuration of power situated at the core of the executive branch of the U.S. government has taken hold. In Crimes of Power & States of Impunity, Michael Welch takes a close look at the key historical, political, and economic forces shaping the country’s response to terror.
Table of Contents
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- Preface and Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-xii
- Part I: Presenting History
- Chapter 1: A Post–9/11 World
- pp. 3-14
- Part II: Prime Targeting
- Chapter 3: Unlawful Enemy Combatants
- pp. 33-46
- Chapter 4: Guant
- pp. 47-74
- Chapter 5: Torture
- pp. 75-92
- Part III: Expanding Range
- Chapter 6: Ordering Iraq
- pp. 95-112
- Chapter 7: Collateral Damage
- pp. 113-132
- Part IV: Lasting Legacies
- Chapter 8: Governing through Terror
- pp. 135-156
- Chapter 9: States of Impunity
- pp. 157-178
- References
- pp. 195-220
- About the Author
- pp. 225-226
Additional Information
ISBN
9780813546506
Related ISBN(s)
9780813544342
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OCLC
318240473
Pages
256
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
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No
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