Traces the history of the struggles of the Irish from the time of Brian Boru, focusing particularly on contemporary terrorism in Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic and offering possible solutions
This collection of essays illuminates the origins, forms and consequences of terror, whether perpetrated by republicans or government forces.
When originally published in 1984, this book was the first detailed study of terrorism in Ireland.
Catholic Terror in Ireland
here represented by Dermot's mother, Kathleen (Eileen Crowe) after the fashion established by Granny in ODD MAN OUT and Molly in THE GENTLE GUNMAN. Kathleen interprets her son's involvement with the IRA in an offence against the ...
At the centre of the conflict were the then unconventional tactics employed by the IRA, including sectarian killings, political assassinations, and bombings that devastated urban centres - tactics that have become increasingly commonplace ...
Is social violence learned? By whom? When? Is it characteristic of certain groups, in certain social strata? Under what conditions? What are its personal and social costs? What do people...
Formations of Violence is an important addition to the literature on political violence."—David E. Schmitt, American Political Science Review This book traces the cultural construction of violence, body, and history in urban Northern ...
Religious Terror in Ireland
. . . Simply put, this book is a feast for the intellect"—Thomas M. Wilson, American Anthropologist "One of the best books to have been written on Northern Ireland. . . . A highly imagination and significant book.
Orange Terror: The Partition of Ireland