The Book Band

Publisher: Seraphim Editions
Genre: social justice; torture
Format: trade paperback; 304 pages
Price: $24.95

Published in cooperation with the Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture.

Dr. Ezat Mossallanejed, Ph.D, an Iranian-born torture survivor, provides an in-depth look at the root causes, methods, victims and victimizers of torture.

What people are saying about this book:
"Torture In the Age of Fear is the best-documented history of human suffering under torture in print... Written with great erudition on history, culture and literature, the book is the best guideline on how to combat the scourge or global torture." - Reza Baraheni, former president of PEN Canada

"That a contemporary look at the practice of torture is needed at the beginning of the 21st century is a regrettable commentary on the state of humankind. Ezat Mossallanejed responds to this need with a thoughtful examination of torture: why it persists in our time, the men, women and children who are being affected and what we can do about it. He incorporates personal voices, political and legal analyses, and philosophical commentaries to help us understand this savage act and the fears that sustain it."
- Dr. Susan McGrath, Director, Centre for Refugee Studies, York University

"The current international security agenda has led some governments and commentators to question whether torture might sometimes be justified. Ezat's book clearly and unequivocally underscores the debilitating human cost of every allowing torture." - Alex Neve, Secretary General, Amnesty International Canada

Chapter Headings:
1. On the Ruins of Nineveh
2. The Era of Fear: Torture and Terror
3. Legal Instruments Against Torture
4. A Glimpse into the Global Picture of Torture Against Children
5. Children of Prison
6. With My Child in Jail
7. Surviving Torture Through Self-Rehabilitation and Love
8. Impunity
9. Canada Against Torture
10. Limbo as a Technique of Torture
11. Limbo in Paradise
12. All is Limbo: No Paradise on Earth

Review: "... Ezat Mossallanejed has pulled off the fairly daunting task of producing a highly readable and well-documented overview of a phenomenon that continues to plagues almost every country on the globe." - Matthew Behrens, Quill & Quire