Torture and Civilisation

International Relations

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 111-118

  Linklater, Andrew ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

civilisation; international relations; Norbert Elias; the civilising process; torture

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249144051     PISSN: 00471178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0047117807073771     Document Type: Article

References (20)

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