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Policing and Prisons in the Middle East: Formations of Coercion (Columbia/Hurst) by Laleh Khalili (Editor), Jillian Schwedler (Editor) Hardcover, 352 Pages, Published 2010 ISBN-10: 0-231-70176-4 / 0231701764 ISBN-13: 978-0-231-70176-1 / 9780231701761 In the Middle East, the emergence of the modern nation-state has also produced a concentration in coercive power. The region now harbors numerous mukhabarat states that extensively police and incarcerate its citizens, engaging in widespread torture and implementing spectacular punishments. This volu |