Routledge Library Editions: Terrorism And Insurgency: British Perspectives On Terrorism (rle: Terrorism & Insurgency) (volume 1)

When originally published in 1981 this was the first book to bring together in one volume some of the most thoughtful work by British academics and specialists studying the political violence and terrorism which had recently challenged Britain and other Western democracies. Four chapters consider the strategy and tactics of the IRA and the problems of the Northern Ireland conflict. Other articles discuss the phenomena of international terrorism. Essential reading for courses on political violence, revolution war and staregic studies, this volume will also be of relevance for training course in military and police staff colleges. Introduction / Paul Wilkinson -- Politics And Propaganda Of The Provisional Ira / Maurice Tugwell -- The Water And The Fish / E. Moxon-browne -- Ira Leadership Problems / Edgar O'ballance -- Terror In Ireland / Merlyn Rees -- Another Final Battle On The Stage Of History / Jillian Becker -- The British Police And Terrorism / F.e.c. Gregory -- Management Of The Kidnap Risk / Richard Clutterbuck -- The United Nations Convention Against The Taking Of Hostages / Clive C. Aston -- Proposals For Government And International Responses To Terrorism / Paul Wilkinson. Edited By Paul Wilkinson. First Published In 1981 As Volume 5, Nos. 1 & 2, Terrorism: An International Journal--t.p. Verso. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. With the rise of international acts of terrorism there has been a commensurate rise in the level of international cooperation in the suppression of terrorism. This book, originally published in 1985, is a detailed and authoritative study of the background to this cooperation, the ways in which it has developed and the obstacles to its proper implementation. Particular emphasis is placed on a study of the European experience of international cooperation, the Council of Europe Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism being used as a case study Introduction / Paul Wilkinson Politics and propaganda of the Provisional IRA / Maurice Tugwell The water and the fish / E. Moxon-Browne IRA leadership problems / Edgar O'Ballance Terror in Ireland / Merlyn Rees Another final battle on the stage of history / Jillian Becker The British police and terrorism / F.E.C. Gregory Management of the kidnap risk / Richard Clutterbuck The United Nations convention against the taking of hostages / Clive C. Ashton Proposals for government and international responses to terrorism / Paul Wilkinson. When originally published in 1985 this volume was the first scholarly and objective contribution available on Rhodesian counter-insurgency. It documents and explains why Rhodesia lost the war. The origins of the conflict are reviewed; each chapter examines a separate institution or counter-insurgency strategy directly related to the development of the conflict, concluding with a summary view of the Rhodesian security situation both past and present This book examines violence in international affairs. Originally published in 1975, the two types of violence which the book focusses on are nuclear deterrence and international terrorism. The broader perspective in which the ISODARCO discussions took place was the recognition of the need for a new kind of world order and the international contributors reflect a wide variety of ideological perspectives The papers in this special issue of Studies in Conflict and Terrorism accompanied the conference in Oklahoma in April 2000, whose purpose was to assess developments in terrorism over the preceeding two decades, map its likely future direction and propose policy recommendations and other remedial steps to counter the menace. Re-issuing books originally published between 1921 and 2001, this set includes volumes on guerilla warfare, terrorism in Europe, the USA and Africa as well as discussion on the role of armed forces in modern counter-insurgency.