Fallgirls : Gender and the Framing of Torture at Abu Ghraib

Fallgirls provides an analysis of the abuses that took place at Abu Ghraib in terms of social theory, gender and power, based on first-hand participant-observations of the courts-martials of Lynndie England and Sabrina Harman. This book examines the trials themselves, including interactions with sol...

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Main Author: Caldwell, Ryan Ashley (auth)
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Taylor & Francis 20120228
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