Torture in the public mind

International Studies Perspectives

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 231-249

  Nincic, Miroslav ^a   Ramos, Jennifer ^a  

^a LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Foreign policy; Human rights; Torture; War on terror

Indexed keywords

ETHICS; FOREIGN POLICY; HUMAN RIGHTS; MORALITY; PERCEPTION; SECURITY THREAT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TERRORISM;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 79961084108     PISSN: 15283577     EISSN: 15283585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-3585.2011.00429.x     Document Type: Article

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