Lokaneeta, Jinee. <br/><br/>
Transnational torture  law, violence, and state power in the United States and India /  [electronic resource] : 
Jinee Lokaneeta. 
 - New York :  New York University Press,  c2011. 
 - x, 293 p. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction : do the ghosts of Leviathan linger on? Law, violence, and torture in liberal democracies -- Law's struggle with violence : ambivalence in the "routine" : jurisprudence of interrogations in the United States -- "Being helplessly civilized leaves us at the mercy of the beast" : post-9/11 discourses on torture in the United States -- Torture in the TV show 24 : circulation of meanings -- Jurisprudence on torture and interrogations in India -- Contemporary states of exception : extraordinary laws and interrogation in India -- Conclusion : unraveling the exception : torture in liberal democracies. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Torture--United States.<br/>Torture--India.
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>K5410.T6  / L65 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>345.025