Witch hunts : from Salem to Guantanamo Bay / Robert Rapley.
| Author/creator | Rapley, Robert |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2007. |
| Description | xii, 311 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Pt. 1. Witches and fear of the devil -- The Bamberg and Wurzburg witch hunts, 1626-1630 -- The characteristics of a witch hunt -- The devil in Loudun -- The arbitrary terror of a witch hunt -- The Salem witches -- Hysteria set loose -- pt. 2. The Dreyfus affair -- If it walks like a duck -- The Scottsboro boys -- The witch hunters -- The Guildford Four and the Maguire Seven -- Poer, secrecy, and the witch hunt -- pt. 3. America after 9/11 -- The president -- Muslim fears -- Guantanamo Baoy -- Torture, rendition, and "ghost prisoners" -- The case of Maher Arat -- The shape of things to come. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-311). |
| ISBN | 0773531866 |
| ISBN | 9780773531864 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | JC571.R37 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |