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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782997903321

Autore

Shanahan Timothy <1960->

Titolo

The Provisional Irish Republican Army and the morality of terrorism / / Timothy Shanahan [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 2009

ISBN

9786612059063

0-7486-5288-4

1-282-05906-8

0-7486-3531-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vii, 245 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

364.1523094167

Soggetti

Terrorism - Moral and ethical aspects

Northern Ireland History 1969-1994

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 232-241) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The meaning of August 1969: calibrating the standard Republican narrative -- Blood sacrifice and destiny: republican metaphysics and the IRA's armed struggle -- Republicanism's Holy Grail: 'one nation united, Gaelic and free' -- Permission to kill: just war theory and the IRA's armed struggle -- 'Pointless heartbreak unrepaid': consequentialism and the IRA's armed struggle -- Violating the inviolable: human rights and the IRA's armed struggle -- 'Crime is crime is crime': British counter-terrorism in Northern Ireland -- 'When the law makers are the law breakers': state terrorism.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is the first detailed philosophical examination of the morality of the IRA's violent campaign  and of the British government's attempts to end it. Written in clear  accessible prose  it is essential reading for scholars and students who wish to acquire a deeper understanding of one of the paradigmatic conflicts of the late 20th century.