Violence All Around

A Human Rights Lawyer Travels To Hot Zones Around The Globe Before And After 9/11 To Document Abuses By Warlords, Terrorists, And Counterterrorism Forces. John Sifton Reminds Us That Human Rights Advocates Can Only Shame The World Into Better Behavior; To Invoke Rights Is To Invoke The Force To Uphold Them, Including The Very Violence They Deplore. Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. The Desert Of The Real -- 2. Conquest And Consequences -- 3. Violence And Distance -- 4. The Limits Of Remote Violence -- 5. The Theater Of Force -- 6. Defining Violence -- 7. Torture -- 8. The Violence Of Nonviolence -- 9. Outrage -- 10. Terror As Justice -- 11. Change -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index John Sifton. Description Based Upon Print Version Of Record. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. English