Table of Contents

Introduction - the politics of pain, Ronald D. Crelinsten and Alex P. Schmid; torturers and their masters, Pieter H. Kooijmans; the social context of torture - policy process and authority structure, Herbert C. Kelman; in their own words - the world of the torturer, R.D. Crelinsten; the military, torture and human rights - experiences from Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay, Wolfgang S. Heinz; torture - psychological and social origins, Ervin Staub; Somoza's national guard - a study of human-rights abuses, psychological health and moral development, Federico Allodi; the official torturer - a learning model for obedience to the authority of violence, Mika Haritos-Fatouros.