Violent Politics - Strategies of Internal Conflict (Hardcover)

Violent politcs in Northern Ireland has lasted thirty years and cost four thousand lives and billions of pounds. Many such conflicts afflict the world. This book describes the search for causes and solutions. It identifies the key factors driving violent politics and the range of counter-strategies. It analyzes the course of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, and the results of the counter-measures used. The conclusions are disturbing. The recommendations are controversial, but difficult to escape.

Politics is one method of solving conflicts. War is another. Violent politcs - lying in the zone between peace and war - is a third, used increasingly to trump conventional politics. Michael Addison, soldier and scholar, explores the history and myths of terrorism; he describes the search for causes and solutions; he identifies the key factors driving violent politics and the range of counter strategies. In particular, he challenges conventional thinking on thirty-three years of conflict in Northern Ireland, through battle, tribal warfare, stalemate then peace process. With thousands dead, tens of thousands injured or maimed and bilions spent, Violent Politicsasks: Could the people of Northern Ireland have been better served? Should the Peace Process fail, what next?

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	St Antony's Series
Release date:	March 2002
First published:	2002
Authors:	Maddison
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	244
ISBN-13:	978-0-333-73085-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Peacekeeping operations Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Terrorism, freedom fighters, armed struggle > General Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945
LSN:	0-333-73085-2
Barcode:	9780333730850

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