A More Talkative Place Northern Ireland

As the Union Jack came down over Aden for the final time in November 1967, Britain’s departure from the “last post” of empire seemed to mark an end to two decades of counterinsurgency warfare. The Colonial Office had disappeared as an organ of government when it was merged with the Foreign Office in...

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Published inBrutality in an Age of Human Rights pp. 151 - 186
Main Author Drohan, Brian
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Ithaca, NY Cornell University Press 15.01.2018
Subjects
Anthropology
Armed forces
Armies
Behavioral sciences
Criminal investigation
Ethnography
Ethnology
European studies
Government
Government services
Group identity
Human behavior
Human rights
Interrogations
Irish culture
Irish nationalism
Irish politics
Irish studies
Jurisprudence
Law
Law enforcement
Law enforcement procedures
Military operations
Military personnel
Military science
National identity
Nationalism
Natural law
Natural rights
Philosophy of law
Political science
Psychology
Social psychology
Soldiers
Torture
Violence
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Summary:As the Union Jack came down over Aden for the final time in November 1967, Britain’s departure from the “last post” of empire seemed to mark an end to two decades of counterinsurgency warfare. The Colonial Office had disappeared as an organ of government when it was merged with the Foreign Office in 1968. The British army also seemed to have left colonial wars behind as it focused on other challenges such as Cold War commitments in West Germany. But by August 1969, the army was again operating against insurgents. This time, the conflict occurred within the United Kingdom—in
ISBN:9781501714665
150171466X
DOI:10.7591/9781501714672-008