Torture & Modernity: Self, Society, and State in Modern Iran

316 Pages·1994·55.001 MB·English

by  Darius M. Rejali

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TORTURE
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Self, Society, and State
in Modern Iran
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Tortureandmodernity:self,society,andstateinmodernIran/
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ISBN0-8133-1660-X ISBN0-8133-1879-3(pbk.)
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1.Torture—Iran. 2.Punishment Iran. 3. Iran Politicsand
government 1979- 4.Power(Socialsciences). I.Title.
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