Sacred Violence by Paul W. Kahn PAPERBACK 9780472050475

Sacred Violence\nby Paul W. Kahn\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Paul W. Kahn\nTitle: Sacred Violence\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Violence and abuse in society\nPublisher: LUP - University of Michigan Press\nISBN-13: 9780472050475\nISBN-10: 0472050478\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nIs torture the inevitable reaction to terrorism?\n\nThe terrorist attacks of 9/11, followed by the expose of torture in US detainment camps, dampened hopes for a peaceful world in the 21st century and challenged the belief that humanity was on a course of progress toward rational deliberation, the rule of law, and human rights. This book investigates the reasons for the resort to violence.\n\n------------------------------\nWhy buy from BookCurl?\n------------------------------\n\u2022 99..