03150nam 2200697Ia 450 991078434050332120230828222323.097866105016011-280-50160-X0-7486-2687-5978074862687897807486242639780748624270(CKB)1000000000351115(EBL)264973(OCoLC)475989344(SSID)ssj0000293005(PQKBManifestationID)12064772(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000293005(PQKBWorkID)10272517(PQKB)10321282(SSID)ssj0000132378(PQKBManifestationID)11160734(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000132378(PQKBWorkID)10039851(PQKB)11506257(MiAaPQ)EBC264973(Au-PeEL)EBL264973(CaPaEBR)ebr10130470(CaONFJC)MIL50160(DE-B1597)615565(DE-B1597)9780748626878(EXLCZ)99100000000035111520060623d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCrimes of loyalty[electronic resource] a history of the UDA /Ian S. WoodEdinburgh Edinburgh University Pressc20061 online resource (409 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7486-2426-0 0-7486-2427-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Joining Up: The Origins of the UDA; 2 Victory: The UDA and the 1974 Ulster Workers' Council Strike; 3 After the Strike: Political Initiatives and Political Defeats; 4 The Campaign against the Anglo-Irish Agreement and 'Common Sense'; 5 The UDA at War; 6 Fighting On; 7 Simply the Best: the Rise of Johnny Adair and C Company; 8 Ceasefire and an Uncertain Peace; 9 Signing Up to Peace? The UDA's Road to the Good Friday Agreement; 10 War within Loyalism; 11 Endgame for Johnny Adair; 12 A 'Post-War' UDA and the Issue of Collusion13 Hands across the Sea: The UDA in ScotlandPostscript; Appendix A Brief Biographies; Appendix B A Chronology of the Troubles; Appendix C Organisations and Initials; Appendix D Responsibility for Deaths, 1966–2003; References and Sources; Index; Sectarian murder, torture, bloody power struggles and racketeering are what for many define their image of the Ulster Defence Association. This book explores issues such as the UDA's descent into criminality and its relationship with the 'secret war' conducted by Britain's undercover services.Political violenceNorthern IrelandHistory20th centuryNorthern IrelandPolitics and governmentPolitical violenceHistory941.60824Wood Ian S1466338MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784340503321Crimes of loyalty3676754UNINA