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The Theater of Cruelty: Reflections On the Anniversary of Abu Ghraib
Ghosh, Amitav | July 18, 2005 issue

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Presents the authors view on the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal in light of its one year anniversary. Historical comparison between abuses at Abu Ghraib and British prisons in India during the nineteenth century; Use of prisoner humiliation in each case; Discussion of the marriage between incarceration and cultural theory; Analysis of the photographic evidence of abuse at Abu Ghraib; View that the anniversary of Abu Ghraib should serve as a reminder of what happens when the declared ends of a project are incommensurate with the means.

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UNITED States -- Armed Forces; MILITARY prisons; INMATES of institutions -- Crimes against; DETENTION of persons; PRISONS; IMPRISONMENT; ENDS & means; INDIA; IRAQ; UNITED States
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