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This book narrated the history of the first torture scandal in the United States, beginning with the decision of American officers and soldiers to use torture, continuing with the scandal that their use of torture caused in American political life, and ending with an examination of the effects of the scandal on the army, the government of the Philippines, and American foreign policy. This chapter uses the Philippine War case to support a new theory of how atrocities occur and to illuminate and expand upon existing theories of human rights advocacy and discourse. The chapter suggests how historians and social scientists can build upon this study in future research and concludes with a discussion of the study’s relevance to present-day human rights advocacy.
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Einolf, C.J. (2014). Conclusion. In: America in the Philippines, 1899–1902. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137460769_11
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