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The least worst place : how Guantanamo became the world's most notorious prison
Greenberg, Karen J · Oxford New York : Oxford University Press, 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford New York : Oxford University Press, 2009
- Physical description
- 260 pages
- ISBN
- 0195371887;9780195371888 (alk. paper);9780199557677
- Dewey classification
- 355.129609729167
- Subjects
- Prisoners of war--Cuba--Guantǹamo Bay Naval BWar on Terrorism, 20Prisoners of war--United Sta
- Language
- English
Summary
In January 2002, the first detainees of the War on Terror disembarked in Guantǹamo Bay, dazed, bewildered, and--more often than not--alarmingly thin. With little advance notice, the military's preparations for this group of predominantly unimportant ne'er-do-wells were hastily thrown together, but as Karen Greenberg shows, a number of capable and honorable Marine officers tried to create a humane and just detention center. Greenberg, a leading expert on the Bush Administration's policies on terrorism, tells the story of the first one hundred days of Guantǹamo through a group of career officers who tried--and ultimately failed--to stymie the Pentagon's desire to implement harsh new policies and bypass the Geneva Conventions. The latter ultimately won out, replacing transparency with secrecy, military protocol with violations of basic operation procedures, and humane and legal detainee treatment with harsh interrogation methods and torture--patterns of power that would come to dominate the Bush administration's overall strategy.--From publisher descriptio
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| 001Control number | 20778 |
| 003Control number identifier | OCoLC |
| 005Date and time of latest transaction | 25 Mar 2009, 11:42 |
| 008Fixed-length data elements | 081017s2009 enka b 001 0 eng |
| 010Library of Congress control number | 2008043258 |
| 020International Standard Book Number (ISBN) |
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| 035System control number | (OCoLC)255902902 |
| 041Language code | eng |
| 043Geographic area code | n-us--- nwcu--- |
| 050Library of Congress call number | HV6432 .G7345 2009 |
| 082Dewey Decimal call number | 355.129609729167 22 |
| 100Main entry – personal name | Greenberg, Karen J. |
| 245Title statement | The least worst place : how Guantanamo became the world's most notorious prison / Karen Greenberg. |
| 260Publication, distribution, etc. (imprint) | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009 |
| 300Physical description | xvi, 260 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| 504Bibliography, etc. note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-252) and index. |
| 520Summary, etc. | In January 2002, the first detainees of the War on Terror disembarked in Guantǹamo Bay, dazed, bewildered, and--more often than not--alarmingly thin. With little advance notice, the military's preparations for this group of predominantly unimportant ne'er-do-wells were hastily thrown together, but as Karen Greenberg shows, a number of capable and honorable Marine officers tried to create a humane and just detention center. Greenberg, a leading expert on the Bush Administration's policies on terrorism, tells the story of the first one hundred days of Guantǹamo through a group of career officers who tried--and ultimately failed--to stymie the Pentagon's desire to implement harsh new policies and bypass the Geneva Conventions. The latter ultimately won out, replacing transparency with secrecy, military protocol with violations of basic operation procedures, and humane and legal detainee treatment with harsh interrogation methods and torture--patterns of power that would come to dominate the Bush administration's overall strategy.--From publisher descriptio |
| 610Subject added entry – corporate name | Guantǹamo Bay Detention Ca |
| 650Subject added entry – topical term |
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