America in the Philippines, 1899-1902

The First Torture Scandal

Christopher J Einolf (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

235 Seiten

2014 | 2014 ed.
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-1-349-68987-3 (ISBN)

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This book analyzes the US army's use of the 'water cure' torture in the Philippine War and the ensuing political scandal that resulted.

Christopher J. Einolf teaches at the School of Public Service at DePaul University, USA. A former legal advocate for torture survivors, he isthe author of George H. Thomas: Virginian for the Union, The Mercy Factory: Refugees and the American Asylum System.

1. Introduction 2. Theories of Human Rights Abuses and Advocacy 3. The Laws of War and Illegitimate Combatants 4. Early Experimentation, 1898-1900 5. Standard Operating Procedure, Fall 1900 to Spring 1901 6. 'Kill and Burn,' Fall 1901 to Summer 1902 7. The Scandal Builds, January 1901 to March 1902 8. The Scandal Breaks, April 1902 9. The Scandal Recedes, May to June 1902 10. The Effects of the Scandal 11. Conclusion

Erscheinungsdatum	26.05.2016
Zusatzinfo	Bibliography
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik
Schlagworte	Advocacy • Anti-Imperialism • Counterinsurgency • Human Rights • imperialism • Philippine-American War • The Philippines Military history • Torture
ISBN-10	1-349-68987-4 / 1349689874
ISBN-13	978-1-349-68987-3 / 9781349689873
Zustand	Neuware