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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- 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.--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource.
- Contents
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- 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
- Label
- 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
- Subject
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- Counterinsurgency -- Northern Ireland
- Counterinsurgency -- Yemen (Republic) | Aden
- Cyprus -- History -- War for Union with Greece, 1955-1959
- Human rights -- Cyprus
- Counterinsurgency -- Cyprus
- Human rights -- Yemen (Republic) | Aden
- Northern Ireland -- History -- 1968-1998
- Postcolonialism -- Great Britain
- Yemen (Arab Republic) -- History -- 1962-1970
- Human rights -- Northern Ireland
- 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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- NhCcYBP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1983-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Drohan, Brian
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- Series statement
- De Gruyter eBooks
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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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)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- 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
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- 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)
- 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
Subject
- Counterinsurgency -- Northern Ireland
- Counterinsurgency -- Yemen (Republic) | Aden
- Cyprus -- History -- War for Union with Greece, 1955-1959
- Human rights -- Cyprus
- Counterinsurgency -- Cyprus
- Human rights -- Yemen (Republic) | Aden
- Northern Ireland -- History -- 1968-1998
- Postcolonialism -- Great Britain
- Yemen (Arab Republic) -- History -- 1962-1970
- Human rights -- Northern Ireland
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