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State responses to terrorism have shaped politics and society globally. But how far, and in what precise ways, has counter-terrorism actually succeeded? This book offers an historically-grounded, systematic, and expert interrogation of the effectiveness of state responses to terrorist violence from one of the world's leading experts on terrorism.

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In this comprehensive study of socialist republicanism in interwar Ireland, the author demonstrates that the contradictory analysis that characterized the republican left explains its political failure. This important book unravels the politics of a significant Irish republican cult and illuminates important issues of class and politics, changing and enriching our reading of the history of independent Ireland.

An accessible, authoritative history of terrorism, offering systematic analyses of key themes, problems and case studies from terrorism's long past.

This book focuses on the decade since the signing of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement in 1998, as political and paramilitary actors attempt to adjust to the rigors of democratic participation. It delineates the key stumbling blocks in the current peace and political processes and examines in detail just how the conversion from terrorism to democratic politics is being managed in post-conflict Northern Ireland. It fills a gap in the literature...

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Does terrorism actually work? And if so, then how? One of the world's leading experts on terrorism addresses these vital questions¿ones which have, until now, remained remarkably under-scrutinized.

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Excerpt from The Screen Writer, Vol. 3: April 1948The screen writer usually views the problem of employment in the most personal sense - as he should. Employment is the producer who likes your work, and the one who doesn't, the agent who is right on top of the ball and the one we had before - who couldn't sell Louis B. Mayer his own mother, the studio that leaps to buy one of our originals, and 'those other alleged studios that don't know a go...

This unique book brings together new contributions, responding to critics and setting out their current views, by some of the leading protagonists in the long, and often heated, debate about British decline. The second half of the book builds on these chapters by systematically examining key themes and issues. Contributors include Andrew Gamble, Martin Wiener, Correlli Barnett, Will Hutton, W.D. Rubinstein, Sidney Pollard, Samuel Brittan, Stua...

Excerpt from The Screen Writer, Vol. 3: April 1948 The screen writer usually views the problem of employment in the most personal sense - as he should. Employment is the producer who likes your work, and the one who doesn't, the agent who is right on top of the ball and the one we had before - who couldn't sell Louis B. Mayer his own mother, the studio that leaps to buy one of our originals, and 'those other alleged studios that don't know a ...

Ernie O'Malley (1897-1957) was one of the most talented and colorful of modern Irish republicans. A leader in the 1916-1923 Revolution he was a contemporary of Michael Collins and Eamon de Valera. This thematic biography draws heavily on previously unseen archival material, and will be essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the complexities of modern Irish politics and the history of the IRA.

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The relationship between non-state terrorism and state counter-terrorism continues to shape world politics. Leading scholars analyse this relationship, examining post-9/11 counter-terrorism, the evolution of al-Qaida, challenges to western counter-terrorism, and why terrorist campaigns sometimes endure and sometimes end.

In Ideas Matter a wide array of Irish and international figures pay tribute to Conor Cruise O'Brien, with a collection of original essays on a wide range of issues which fascinated O'Brien: Irish history and politics, the United Nations, the Middle East, African affairs, American studies, the interplay of literature and politics, Edmund Burke, deTocqueville, Camus, and W.B. Yeats. They also reflect, with admiration and affection, on the highli...

In this accessible and authoritative Very Short Introduction, Richard English considers what modern warfare is and what it achieves. Addressing our assumptions about war in the modern period, and drawing upon direct accounts of warfare, he considers its impact on society, culture, economics, as well its future.

Does terrorism actually work? And if so, then how? One of the world's leading experts on terrorism addresses these vital questions - ones which have, until now, remained remarkably under-scrutinized.