Abu Ghraib, administrative evil, moral inversion: The value of "putting cruelty first"

Public Administration Review

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 680-693

  Adams, Guy B ^a   Balfour, Danny L ^b   Reed, George E ^c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S ARMY WAR COLLEGE   (United States)

^d SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Inter University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society   (United States)

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EID: 33748483022     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2006.00633.x     Document Type: Review

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