Caroline Kennedy-Pipe

The Origins of the Present Troubles in Northern Ireland (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

For quarter of a century now the British Army has been involved in a bloody and protracted conflict in Northern Ireland. This book looks at the roots of the current struggle and of British military intervention, setting both in the longer perspective of the Anglo-Irish Troubles. It is, however, more than a chronicle of military strategies and sectarian strife: it seeks to place the use of the army within the context of the wider British experience of dealing with political violence, and to address the broader issue of how democratic states have responded to both ethnic conflict and the threat of `internal' disorder

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juli 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317894599
• Artikelnr.: 41214411

Autorenporträt

Caroline Kennedy-Pipe

Inhaltsangabe

List of Maps
Editor's Foreword
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
1. Introduction: The British Army in Northern Ireland
2. The Background to 1969: Political Violence, Rebellion and Nationalisms
in Ireland
3. The Resurgence of the Two Irish Nationalisms
4. From Peacekeeping to Containment: The Campaign of the British Army in
the Cities, 1969-1974
5. From Containment to Ulsterization, 1974-1980
6. The Search for Political Solutions: the Move to Military Withdrawal?
1980-1985
7. Stalemate in Ireland: Violence Institutionalized, 1985-1990
8. Redefining the Role of the British Military in Ireland: Debates over
Peace, 1990-1995
9. Conclusions: The Long Retreat
Postscript
Select Bibliography
Index