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Crimes of power & states of impunity [electronic resource] : the U.S. response to terror / Michael Welch.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Critical issues in crime and societyPublication details: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2009.Description: 1 online resource (xi, 223 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780813546506
  • 0813546508
  • 1282033557
  • 9781282033559
Other title:
  • Crimes of power and states of impunity
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Crimes of power & states of impunity.DDC classification:
  • 363.325/1560973 22
LOC classification:
  • HV6432 .W43 2009eb
Online resources:
Contents:
A post-9/11 world -- A new configuration of power -- Unlawful enemy combatants -- Guantanamo Bay -- Torture -- Ordering Iraq -- Collateral damage -- Governing through terror -- States of impunity.
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Review: "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." "Welch argues that current U.S. policies, many enacted after the attacks, undermine basic human rights and violate domestic and international law. He recounts these offenses and analyzes the system that sanctions them, offering fresh insight into the complex relationship between power and state crime. Welch critically examines the unlawful enemy combatant designation, Guantanamo Bay, recent torture cases, and collateral damage relating to the war in Iraq."--Jacket.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-219) and index.

A post-9/11 world -- A new configuration of power -- Unlawful enemy combatants -- Guantanamo Bay -- Torture -- Ordering Iraq -- Collateral damage -- Governing through terror -- States of impunity.

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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." "Welch argues that current U.S. policies, many enacted after the attacks, undermine basic human rights and violate domestic and international law. He recounts these offenses and analyzes the system that sanctions them, offering fresh insight into the complex relationship between power and state crime. Welch critically examines the unlawful enemy combatant designation, Guantanamo Bay, recent torture cases, and collateral damage relating to the war in Iraq."--Jacket.

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