| America's Disappeared: Secret Imprisonment, Detainees, and the War on Terror Contributor(s): Meeropol, Rachel (Editor), Brody, Reed (Contribution by), Olshansky, Barbara (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 1583226451 ISBN-13: 9781583226452 Publisher: Seven Stories Press OUR PRICE: $12.30 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2005 Annotation: 9/11 sparked a firestorm of grievous racial profiling, detentions and deportations by the United States government. This book brings together, for the first time, detainees' testimonies with a comprehensive framework for understanding the issues by leading constitutional scholars working for their release. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 21st Century - Political Science | Terrorism - Social Science | Discrimination & Race Relations |
| Dewey: 973.931 |
| LCCN: 2004028028 |
| Series: Open Media Book |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 5.08" W x 7.24" (0.49 lbs) 248 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The confirmation proceedings for Alberto R. Gonzales and Condeleeza Rice, like the Abu Ghraib prison scandal, triggered a national debate about the U.S. government's controversial treatment of detainees and its practice of torture. At the heart of the debate is the question: Is the United States undermining democracy, freedom, and human rights in it's effort to protect its citizens from terrorism? The authors of AMERICA'S DISAPPEARED answer, yes. AMERICA'S DISAPPEARED describes how the U.S. government, in response to the events of 9/11, launched an unprecedented campaign of racial profiling, detentions, and deportations so grievous as to evoke the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. It brings together, for the first time, detainees' own testimonies along with analysis by the leading constitutional attorneys and human rights advocates. In addition to a detailed exploration of detention--the forms currently in use, and the conditions of each--the book challenges the Bush administration's justifications for violating the Geneva Conventions and the most basic definitions of human rights. |