Table of Contents

Foreword; B.Hoffman List of Tables List of Figures Violence and Politics: The Search for Meaning The Search for Theory The Search for Strategy Politics: Northern Ireland 1968-1998 Violence: Northern Ireland 1968-1998 Crime: Northern Ireland 1968-1978 Countermeasures: Criminal Law Countermeasures: Political Crime Countermeasures: Internal War Countermeasures: Outside the Law Conclusions and Consequences

Promotional Information

"Violent Politics" was completed shortly before Brigadier Michael Addison's death in September 2000.

About the Author

BRIGADIER MICHAEL ADDISON worked in a variety of fields: military, diplomatic, medical and academic. As a soldier, he witnessed violent conflict in Northern Ireland, Borneo and Cyprus. Later, as a senior associate member of St. Anthony's College, Oxford, he sought to make sense of his military experiences. Violent Politics, the outcome of his research, was completed shortly before his death in September 2000.

Reviews

Violent Politics is an important addition to the literature on the challenges faced by governments in responding to terrorism and civil unrest. The book is noteworthy for its clarity, trenchant analysis and clear exegesis of both theory and empirical evidence. Addison's first-hand experience as a soldier in Northern Ireland enriches the book immeasurably and provides an invaluable perspective that is too often missing from other academic treatments of this subject.' - Bruce Hoffman, Director of the RAND Washington Office