Brutality in an Age of Human Rights: Activism and Counterinsurgency at the End of the British Empire Contributor(s): Drohan, Brian (Author) |
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ISBN: 1501714651 ISBN-13: 9781501714658 Publisher: Cornell University Press OUR PRICE: $51.43 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - 20th Century - History | Military - Wars & Conflicts (other) - Political Science | Colonialism & Post-colonialism |
Dewey: 355.021 |
LCCN: 2017024006 |
Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6" W x 9" (1.18 lbs) 256 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 - Cultural Region - Middle East |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In Brutality in an Age of Human Rights, Brian Drohan demonstrates that British officials' choices concerning counterinsurgency methods have long been deeply influenced or even redirected by the work of human rights activists. To reveal how that influence was manifested by military policies and practices, Drohan examines three British counterinsurgency campaigns--Cyprus (1955-1959), Aden (1963-1967), and the peak of the Troubles in Northern Ireland (1969-1976). This book is enriched by Drohan's use of a newly available collection of 1.2 million colonial-era files, International Committee of the Red Cross files, the extensive Troubles collection at Linen Hall Library in Belfast, and many other sources.
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Contributor Bio(s): Drohan, Brian: - Brian Drohan is a Major in the U.S. Army. |