{"product_id":"torture-and-the-war-on-terror-paperback","title":"Torture and the War on Terror - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTzvetan Todorov\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGila Walker\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eRyan Lobo\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the world's leading intellectuals dismantles the political and ethical justifications for institutional torture. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the aftermath of 9\/11, the US government approved interrogation tactics for enemy combatant detainees that could be defined as torture, which was outlawed in Europe in the eighteenth century and forbidden by the Geneva Conventions and the United Nations Convention Against Torture. In conjunction with these policies, the Bush administration vocally defended torture as a necessary tool in its Global War on Terror. Though the election of Barack Obama and his signing of the executive order to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay signaled a considerable shift away from the policies of the Bush era, the lessons to be learned from the Global War on Terror will remain relevant and necessary for many years to come. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eTorture and the War on Terror\u003c\/i\u003e, Tzvetan Todorov argues that the use of the terms \"war\" and \"terror\" dehumanizes the enemy and permits treatment that would otherwise be impermissible. He examines the implications and corrupting impact of the attempt to impose \"good\" through violence and spread democratic values by unethical means. Todorov asks: Can violence overcome violence? Does the need to protect one's own country justify violating human rights? Challenging one by one the political and ethical arguments in favor of torture, Todorov likens institutional torture to a cancer that is eroding our society and undermining the very fundamental democratic ideas of justice and right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTzvetan Todorov\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Conquest of America\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMikhail Bakhtin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOn Human Diversity\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFacing the Extreme\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eImperfect Garden\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHope and Memor\u003c\/i\u003ey, and \u003ci\u003eThe New World Disorder\u003c\/i\u003e, among other books. \u003cb\u003eGila Walker\u003c\/b\u003e has translated more than one hundred works from French, including texts by Jacques Derrida, François Julienne, Yves Bonnefoy, and Georges Didi-Huberman. \u003cb\u003eRyan Lobo\u003c\/b\u003e is a producer, director, photographer, and videographer whose films have been aired on \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic International\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAnimal Planet\u003c\/i\u003e. Lobo has traveled the globe and documented a variety of topics, including wildlife, science, archaeology, adventure, and nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.25 x 6.86 x 4.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 05, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56198282248497,"sku":"9781803097039","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1004\/9532\/7537\/files\/oguXPSCuCr9781803097039.webp?v=1788992852","url":"https:\/\/mitchellofficial.com\/products\/torture-and-the-war-on-terror-paperback","provider":"MITCHELL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}