TY - BOOK ID - 78143249 TI - The psychological origins of institutionalized torture PY - 2003 VL - 4 SN - 0203714997 1283886383 1135646643 9781135646646 9780203714997 0415282764 9780415282765 9781135646783 1135646783 9781135646714 1135646716 9781138880269 1138880264 9781283886383 PB - London ; New York : Routledge, DB - UniCat KW - Torture KW - State-sponsored terrorism. KW - Cruelty KW - Punishment KW - Extraordinary rendition KW - Government violence KW - Governmental violence KW - State-sponsored violence KW - State terrorism KW - Violence, Governmental KW - Violence, State-sponsored KW - Political atrocities KW - Terrorism KW - Psychological aspects. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78143249 AB - Original research, including interviews with former Greek torturers, is supplemented by discussion of former studies, military records and other sources, to provide disturbing but valuable insights into the psychology of torture. The book describes parallel situations such as the rites of passage in pre-industrial societies and cults, elite Corps military training and college hazing, eventually concluding that the torturer is not born, but made.Of essential interest to academics and students interested in social psychology and related disciplines, this book will also be extremely valuable ER -