Crimes of Loyalty - A History of the Uda

Informationen zum Autor Ian Wood Klappentext Sectarian murder, torture, bloody power struggles, and racketeering are often associated with the Ulster Defence Association. As Northern Ireland's troubles worsened in 1971 and 1972, the UDA struggled against the IRA to uphold the Union with Britain. Ian S. Wood recounts the UDA's descent into criminality, its role in Britain's "secret war," and its impact on the political and ethnic conflicts of the time. Zusammenfassung Ian S. Wood uses his specialist knowledge as well as extensive interviews to recount the events of Ireland's Troubles and the ruthless war waged by the UDA on the nationalist community.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Ian S Wood, Ian S. Wood, Ian S. (Former Lecturer in History Wood
• Mitarbeit: Ian Wood (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Edinburgh University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 19.05.2006
• EAN: 9780748624263
• ISBN: 978-0-7486-2426-3
• Seiten: 320
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Regional- und Ländergeschichte; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung