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01. March 2010
Paradigm Publishers
Henry A. Giroux
HEARTS OF DARKNESS
Torturing Children in the War on Terror
cover art: blue child by Gottfried Helnwein
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# Hardcover: 128 pages
# Publisher: Paradigm Publishers (June 30, 2010) # Language: English # ISBN-10: 1594518254 # ISBN-13: 978-1594518256 |
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The United States embarked on a war on terror that defended torture as a matter of official policy and furthered an already emergent culture of cruelty. As torture became normalized in the Bush era, it not only corrupted American ideals and political culture, it also passed over to the dark side in sanctioning the unimaginable and unspeakable: the torture of children. The book documents cases of child torture by American military personnel, several of which are little known to Americans from the media. Although the rise of the torture state has been a subject of intense controversy, this is the first book to examine how state violence under the auspices of the war on terror infected not only political discourse but also a cultural consciousness that enabled the systemic abuse of children. Giroux raises serious challenges the Obama administration must address in light of this shameful period in American history if it wants to reverse such policies and make a claim for restoring democratic culture. But this challenge is not only one for the upper reaches of government. He also raises questions about the collusion of the media, educators, the criminal justice system and other groups and institutions that have allowed the conditions to emerge that have made the unspeakable act of torturing children a matter of state policy--and what can be done to avoid such acts from ever being repeated.
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About the Author
Henry A. Giroux currently holds the Global TV Network Chair Professorship at McMaster University in the English and Cultural Studies Department. He has published numerous books and articles and his most recent books include: The University in Chains: Confronting the Military-Industrial-Academic Complex (2007) and Against the Terror of Neoliberalism (2008).
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Torturing Children: Bush's Legacy and Democracy's Failure
by Henry A. Giroux |
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New York Times, Hearts of Darkness
By Wole Soyinka
October 4, 1998 |
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