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880595
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Punch, Maurice.
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| Title & Author
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State violence, collusion and the Troubles : : counter insurgency, government deviance and Northern Ireland /\ Maurice Punch.
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| Publication Statement
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London :: Pluto Press ;New York :: Distributed in the United States exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan,, 2012.
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1 online resource (xxiii, 229 pages)
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| ISBN
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1849646376
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: 9781849646376
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0745331432
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0745331475
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9780745331430
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9780745331478
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Intro; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Paramilitary Groups; Abbreviations and Irish Gaelic Terms; Timeline; Main Non-Irish Insurgent Terrorist Groups; 1. State Crime: 'Bloody Sunday' and the Troubles; 2. State Terror and Insurgent Terrorism; 3. Roots of the Troubles: Emergency Context: Conspiracy?; 4. Security Units: Firearms Policy: Rough Justice; 5. Dirty Tricks: Intelligence, Informants and Collusion; 6. Investigations, Courts, Inquiries and Whistle-blowing; 7. End Game: State Deviance: Learning from the Past; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
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| Abstract
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"This is the story of how the British state collaborated with violent groups and directly participated in illegal violence. It also raises urgent questions about why states around the world continue to deploy such violence rather than seeking durable political settlements."--Page 4 of cover.
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State-sponsored terrorism-- Northern Ireland.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Law Enforcement.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Process-- Political Advocacy.
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Politics and government
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State-sponsored terrorism.
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Northern Ireland, Politics and government, 1968-1998.
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Northern Ireland, Politics and government, 1998-
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Northern Ireland.
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| Dewey Classification
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322.0941609045
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DA990.U46P85 2012eb
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