Michael Collins and the Financing of Violent Political Struggle

List of contents

PART I - Violent Undercurrents pre-1914 Europe 1. Violence in pre-1914 Europe 2. Ireland - peaceful, patient and hopeful PART II – Michael Collins and the struggle for Irish independence 3. Cork, London, Dublin - and 1916 debacle 4. Collins reorganises the Volunteers… 5. And de Valera enlists America 6. The Anglo-Irish War 1919-1921 7. Collins’ Intelligence War 8. Treaty and Civil War PART III – The Sinews of War 9. Preparing in London, active in Dublin 10. Filling the war chest - the National Loan 11. Funds from America, funds in America 12. Collins, Minister of Finance 13. The Anglo-Irish Treaty- Ireland’s fiscal autonomy 14. The North 15. The Sinews of Civil War and the Republicans hamstrung PART IV 16. Later Political Violence and Insurgency and their Financing

About the author

Nicholas Ridley is Senior Lecturer in Policing and Security at London Metropolitan University. He has previously worked as an Intelligence Analyst at New Scotland Yard, Criminal Intelligence Department and Anti-Terrorist Unit and at Europol.He has been a trainer in intelligence and anti-terrorism for police forces in Africa, and has lectured on combating terrorist financing on courses at NATO Centre of Excellence – Defence against Terrorism.

Summary

While Michael Collins’ role as a guerrilla leader and intelligence operative is well documented, his actions as the clandestine Irish government Minister of Finance have been less studied.

Product details

• Authors: Nicholas Ridley, Nicholas (London Metropolitan University Ridley, Ridley Nicholas
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2019
• EAN: 9780367348984
• ISBN: 978-0-367-34898-4
• No. of pages: 222
• Series: Routledge Studies in Modern History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; European History, HISTORY / General, 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Europe / Ireland, Ireland, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Terrorism, armed struggle, British & Irish history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Financial services law and regulation, Financial services law & regulation