Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface xv
4. Acknowledgments xix
5. Introduction 1
6. I. Torture and Democracy
7. 1. Modern Torture and Its Observers 35
8. 2. Torture and Democracy 45
9. II. Remembering Stalinism and Nazism
10. INTRODUCTION TO PART II 67
11. 3. Lights, Heat, and Sweat 69
12. 4. Whips and Water 91
13. 5. Bathtubs 108
14. III. A History of Electric Stealth
15. 6. Shock 123
16. 7. Magnetos 144
17. 8. Currents 167
18. 9. Singing the World Electric 190
19. 10. Prods, Tasers, and Stun Guns 225
20. 11. Stun City 239
21. IV. Other Stealth Traditions
22. INTRODUCTION TO PART IV 261
23. 12. Sticks and Bones 269
24. 13. Water, Sleep, and Spice 279
25. 14. Stress and Duress 294
26. 15. Forced Standing and Other Positions 316
27. 16. Fists and Exercises 334
28. 17. Old and New Restraints 347
29. 18. Noise 360
30. 19. Drugs and Doctors 385
31. V. Politics and Memory
32. 20. Supply and Demand for Clean Torture 405
33. 21. Does Torture Work? 446
34. 22. What the Apologists Say 480
35. 23. Why Governments Don’t Learn 519
36. 24. The Great Age of Torture in Modern Memory 537
37. Appendixes
38. A. A List of Clean Tortures 553
39. B. Issues of Method 557
40. C. Organization and Explanations 566
41. D. A Note on Sources for American Torture during the Vietnam War 581
42. Notes 593
43. Selected Bibliography 781
44. Index 819