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Books – Torture

The Torture Debate in America
Collection of essays that contrast opinions about the use of torture from moral, legal, political, historical, military and philosophical  perspectives.

  • Author: Karen J. Greenberg
  • Publisher: Cambridge University
  • Grade Level: high school – adult
  • Subject Area: social studies, contemporary issues 


Torture: Does It Make Us Safer? Is It Ever OK?
Looks at torture from a global and historical perspective, ranging from ancient Greece and Rome, through the Renaissance, to contemporary Israel and Algeria and Argentina and Rwanda. See accompanying videos and materials. 

  • Author: Kenneth Roth and Minky Worden
  • Publisher: The New Press
  • Grade Level: high school – adult
  • Subject Area: social studies, contemporary issues
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