{"product_id":"9781619021471","title":"A Secret History of Torture","description":"The 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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","brand":"Catapult","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47182996308208,"sku":"9781619021471","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781619021471_p0.jpg?v=1763858355","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781619021471","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}