There are a few books i want to read into for information on torture. I found this one via Google, here's the link. http://books.google.com/books?id=O-Y6kc3Fr-MC&printsec=frontcover&dq=torture&hl=en&ei=1kZlTaiSA9KUtwezoqijBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false
There is also the religious aspect of torture i would like to touch upon that here's a book that i have to get from the boston public library.
Urban politics is politics in and about cities. This term refers to the diverse political structure that occurs in urban areas where there is diversity in both race and socio-economic status. City governments search for an equilibrium in their relations with the external environment.A city government's orientation reflects both its leaders' aspirations and its tax-services balance.
politics plays an important role in explaining the path and direction a city chooses. A city's economic development functions and for the political decision to mobilize public capital. City investment in, and regulation of, development projects is the most effective means by which a city controls and molds its growth in pursuit of its future cityscape.