{"product_id":"brutality-in-an-age-of-human-rights-activism-and-counterinsurgency-at-the-end-of-the-british-empire-hardback-9781501714658","title":"Brutality in an Age of Human Rights; Activism and Counterinsurgency at the End of the British Empire (Hardback) 9781501714658","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBrutality in an Age of Human Rights\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eActivism and Counterinsurgency at the End of the British Empire\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBrian Drohan (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501714658\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 January 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrohan's book provides an excellent understanding of the rhetoric and practice of counterinsurgency and a firm foundation for understanding the universe of euphemism and defensiveness that surrounds such efforts even today.\u003c\/p\u003e (H-DIPLO) \u003cp\u003eDrohan addresses many legal and moral issues about the challenges of maintaining order and securing human rights in a revolutionary context, [and] the book's major contribution is its detailed historical account of three insurgencies. The book is recommended for all readership levels.\u003c\/p\u003e (Choice) \u003cp\u003eBrian Drohan's book is a vital empirical study informing both humanitarianism and human rights historiographies. It opens pointedly with the diverse legal justifications provided by the British and American governments for their decision to invade Iraq in 2003.\u003c\/p\u003e (Twentieth Century British History) \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrutality in an Age of Human Rights\u003c\/i\u003e is an important book, one that recalls the significant political damage to Britain's reputation and interests caused by the adoption of brutal methods of counterinsurgency. It is also a valuable historical reminder how easily the 'rule of law' can be effectively manipulated to enable abuse.\u003c\/p\u003e (English Historical Review) \u003cp\u003eIn the context of the current debate over colonial-era reparations and compensation claims for alleged human rights abuses, Brian Drohan's timely and salutary addition to the literature will be of critical interest to legal practitioners, historians, and political scientists.\u003c\/p\u003e (Michigan War Studies Review)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrutality in an Age of Human Rights\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, 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.\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Maps\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. A Lawyers' War\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Shadow of Strasbourg\u003cbr\u003e 3. \"Hunger War\"\u003cbr\u003e 4. \"This Unhappy Affair\"\u003cbr\u003e 5. \"A More Talkative Place\"\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52681691824408,"sku":"9781501714658","price":33.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/brutality-in-an-age-of-human-rights-activism-and-counterinsurgency-at-the-end-of-the-british-empire-hardback-9781501714658","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}