Ethics of Torture

Contributor(s): Wisnewski, J Jeremy (Author), Emerick, R D (Author)

ISBN: 9780826498908

Publisher: Continuum

Binding Types:

Paperback

$35.95

Digicover (1-4 copies)

$48.90 (Final Price)

Readerbound (5-99 copies)

$47.70 (100+ copies: $46.95)

List/retail price:

$35.95

Pub Date: July 21, 2009

Dewey: 172.2

LCCN: 2008043687

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.60" H x 8.30" L x 5.40" W ( 0.50 lbs) 176 pages

BISAC Categories:

Philosophy | Ethics and Moral Philosophy | Political | Political Science | Human Rights

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: The first student-friendly introduction to the philosophical issues surrounding torture. It is a timely and useful contribution to a highly topical and on-going debate.

Review Quotes: "The analytical subtlety with which Wisnewski (Hartwick College) and Emerick (Palomar College) look at the practice of torture makes their work noteworthy."
-CHOICE, 2010

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