America in the Philippines, 1899-1902 : The First Torture Scandal

This book analyzes the US army's use of the 'water cure' torture in the Philippine War and the ensuing political scandal that resulted. "America in the Philippines, 1899-1902 : The First Torture Scandal analyzes the US Army's use of the 'water cure' torture in the Philippine War and the ensuing political scandal that resulted. Drawing on primary source documents to construct a detailed narrative history of the events, the book also proposes an original theory for the causes of torture, which emphasizes the moral agency of low-level actors. Einolf uses the historical debate to illuminate theories of present-day human rights advocacy. The conclusion relates the Philippine War case to the more recent use of torture under the George W. Bush administration and makes recommendations for researchers and advocates"-- Provided by publisher. "Cover" -- "Half Title" -- "Title Page" -- "Copyright Page" -- "Table of Contents" -- "Acknowledgments" -- "One Introduction" -- "Two Theories of Human Rights Abuses and Advocacy" -- "Three The Laws of War and Illegitimate Combatants" -- "Four Early Experimentation, 1898â#x80;#x93;1900" -- "Five Standard Operating Procedure, Fall 1900â#x80;#x93;Spring 1901" -- "Six â#x80;Kill and Burn,â#x80;#x9D; Fall 1901â#x80;#x93;Summer 1902" -- "Seven The Scandal Builds, January 1901â#x80;#x93;March 1902" -- "Eight The Scandal Breaks, April 1902" -- "Nine The Scandal Recedes, Mayâ#x80;#x93;June 1902" -- "Ten The Effects of the Scandal" -- "Eleven Conclusion" -- "Notes" -- "Bibliography" Front Matter....Pages i-ix Introduction....Pages 1-5 Theories of Human Rights Abuses and Advocacy....Pages 7-24 The Laws of War and Illegitimate Combatants....Pages 25-35 Early Experimentation, 1898–1900....Pages 37-59 Standard Operating Procedure, Fall 1900–Spring 1901....Pages 61-77 “Kill and Burn,” Fall 1901–Summer 1902....Pages 79-96 The Scandal Builds, January 1901–March 1902....Pages 97-116 The Scandal Breaks, April 1902....Pages 117-134 The Scandal Recedes, May–June 1902....Pages 135-152 The Effects of the Scandal....Pages 153-173 Conclusion....Pages 175-192 Back Matter....Pages 193-235 Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Table of Contents 8 Acknowledgments 10 One Introduction 11 Two Theories of Human Rights Abuses and Advocacy 16 Three The Laws of War and Illegitimate Combatants 34 Four Early Experimentation, 1898–1900 45 Five Standard Operating Procedure, Fall 1900–Spring 1901 68 Six “Kill and Burn,” Fall 1901–Summer 1902 85 Seven The Scandal Builds, January 1901–March 1902 103 Eight The Scandal Breaks, April 1902 123 Nine The Scandal Recedes, May–June 1902 141 Ten The Effects of the Scandal 159 Eleven Conclusion 180 Notes 198 Bibliography 221 Index 232