{"product_id":"9781619021099","title":"A Secret History of Torture","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe official line is clear: the United Kingdom does not “participate in, solicit, encourage or condone” torture. And yet, the evidence is irrefutable: when faced with potential threats to their national security, the gloves always come off.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on previously unseen official documents and the accounts of witnesses, victims and experts, prize-winning investigative journalist Ian Cobain looks beyond the cover-ups, the equivocations, and the attempts to dismiss brutality as the work of a few rogue interrogators, to get to the truth. From the Second World War to the War on Terror, via Kenya and Northern Ireland, \u003ci\u003eA Secret History of Torture\u003c\/i\u003e shows how the West have repeatedly and systematically resorted to torture, turning a blind eye where necessary, bending the law where they can, and issuing categorical denials all the while. What emerges is a picture of Britain that challenges our complacency on human rights and exposes the lie behind their reputation for fair play.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Counterpoint Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47056468639984,"sku":"9781619021099","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781619021099_p0.jpg?v=1763853569","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781619021099","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}