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The Resource Brutality in an age of human rights : activism and counterinsurgency at the end of the British empire, Brian Drohan, (electronic resource)

Brutality in an age of human rights : activism and counterinsurgency at the end of the British empire, Brian Drohan, (electronic resource)

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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. Drohan argues that when faced with human rights activism, British officials sought to evade, discredit, and deflect public criticism of their actions to avoid drawing attention to brutal counterinsurgency practices such as the use of torture during interrogation. Some of the topics discussed in the book, such as the use of violence against civilians, the desire to uphold human rights values while simultaneously employing brutal methods, and the dynamic of wars waged in the glare of the media, are of critical interest to scholars, lawyers, and government officials dealing with the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, and those to come in the future.--
Language
eng
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Publication
Extent
1 online resource.
Contents
  • Introduction : counterinsurgency and human rights in the post-1945 world
  • A lawyers' war : emergency legislation and the Cyprus Bar Council
  • The shadow of Strasbourg : international advocacy and Britain's response
  • Hunger war : humanitarian rights and the Radfan campaign
  • This unhappy affair : investigating torture in Aden
  • A more talkative place : Northern Ireland
Isbn
9781501714672
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https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781501714672
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Brutality in an age of human rights : activism and counterinsurgency at the end of the British empire
Title
Brutality in an age of human rights
Title remainder
activism and counterinsurgency at the end of the British empire
Statement of responsibility
Brian Drohan
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Subject
Language
eng
Summary
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. Drohan argues that when faced with human rights activism, British officials sought to evade, discredit, and deflect public criticism of their actions to avoid drawing attention to brutal counterinsurgency practices such as the use of torture during interrogation. Some of the topics discussed in the book, such as the use of violence against civilians, the desire to uphold human rights values while simultaneously employing brutal methods, and the dynamic of wars waged in the glare of the media, are of critical interest to scholars, lawyers, and government officials dealing with the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, and those to come in the future.--
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1983-
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Drohan, Brian
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index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
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  • Counterinsurgency
  • Counterinsurgency
  • Counterinsurgency
  • Human rights
  • Human rights
  • Human rights
  • Postcolonialism
  • Cyprus
  • Northern Ireland
  • Yemen (Arab Republic)
Label
Brutality in an age of human rights : activism and counterinsurgency at the end of the British empire, Brian Drohan, (electronic resource)
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781501714672
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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online resource
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  • cr
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rdacarrier
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text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction : counterinsurgency and human rights in the post-1945 world -- A lawyers' war : emergency legislation and the Cyprus Bar Council -- The shadow of Strasbourg : international advocacy and Britain's response -- Hunger war : humanitarian rights and the Radfan campaign -- This unhappy affair : investigating torture in Aden -- A more talkative place : Northern Ireland
Control code
ybp15058166
Extent
1 online resource.
Form of item
online
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
Isbn
9781501714672
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)988581168
Label
Brutality in an age of human rights : activism and counterinsurgency at the end of the British empire, Brian Drohan, (electronic resource)
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781501714672
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction : counterinsurgency and human rights in the post-1945 world -- A lawyers' war : emergency legislation and the Cyprus Bar Council -- The shadow of Strasbourg : international advocacy and Britain's response -- Hunger war : humanitarian rights and the Radfan campaign -- This unhappy affair : investigating torture in Aden -- A more talkative place : Northern Ireland
Control code
ybp15058166
Extent
1 online resource.
Form of item
online
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
Isbn
9781501714672
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)988581168

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