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Terrorism and nationalism in the United Kingdom : the absence of noise

By: Brooke, Nick
Material type: BookSeries: Rethinking Political ViolencePublisher: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, c2018.Description: xii, 230 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9783030095178Subject(s): Political science | Comparative politics | World politics | -- Politics and government -- Great Britain | Peace | Terrorism | Political violence | Political Science and International Relations | Terrorism and Political Violence | Conflict Studies | British Politics | Political History | Comparative PoliticsDDC classification: 942 BR TE
Summary:
This book makes a timely contribution to the analysis of nationalism and terrorism, and also the absence of terrorism. It proposes to analyses why Scottish, Welsh, and English nationalism has never had as significant a turn to political violence as the cause of Irish nationalism has. This will answer a question which is too rarely asked ‘why do certain groups not turn to terrorism?’ Nick Brooke makes an important contribution to debates on nationalism in the United Kingdom, as well as to debates on the relationship between nationalism and terrorism. Furthermore, the text provides complete narrative accounts of nationalist terrorism in Scotland, Wales, and England, and considers how recent political developments impact the likelihood of further nationalist terrorism. Nick Brooke is a Teaching Fellow in the Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence at the University of St Andrews, UK.
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942 BR TE (Browse shelf) Available July2019 T0062598
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Chapter 1 – Introduction -- Chapter 2 - The ‘Tartan Army’? Nationalist Terrorism in Scotland -- Chapter 3 - The Dragon Stirs: Nationalist Terrorism in Wales -- Chapter 4 - The Bulldog that Didn’t Bark: Nationalism and Political Identity in England -- Chapter 5 - Viable Alternatives to Violence: The Ballot Box or The Armalite -- Chapter 6 – The Importance of Identity: National Identity and Terrorism in the United Kingdom -- Chapter 7 - Fuel on the Fire: The State Response to Nationalist Action -- Chapter 8 - Drawing from the Past: The Importance of Historical Precedents -- Chapter 9 – Conclusion.

This book makes a timely contribution to the analysis of nationalism and terrorism, and also the absence of terrorism. It proposes to analyses why Scottish, Welsh, and English nationalism has never had as significant a turn to political violence as the cause of Irish nationalism has. This will answer a question which is too rarely asked ‘why do certain groups not turn to terrorism?’ Nick Brooke makes an important contribution to debates on nationalism in the United Kingdom, as well as to debates on the relationship between nationalism and terrorism. Furthermore, the text provides complete narrative accounts of nationalist terrorism in Scotland, Wales, and England, and considers how recent political developments impact the likelihood of further nationalist terrorism. Nick Brooke is a Teaching Fellow in the Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence at the University of St Andrews, UK.

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