Terrorism and Nationalism in the United Kingdom The Absence of Noise /

• Main Author: Brooke, Nick (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Rethinking Political Violence
• Subjects: Terrorism.; Political violence.; Peace.; Great Britain-Politics and government.; World politics.; Comparative politics.; Terrorism and Political Violence.; Conflict Studies.; British Politics.; Political History.; Comparative Politics.

This book makes a timely contribution to the analysis of nationalism and terrorism, and also the absence of terrorism. It proposes to analyses why Scottish, Welsh and English nationalism has never had as significant a turn to political violence as the case of Irish nationalism has. This will answer...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1 - Introduction
• Chapter 2 - The 'Tartan Army'? Nationalist Terrorism in Scotland
• Chapter 3 - The Dragon Stirs: Nationalist Terrorism in Wales
• Chapter 4 - The Bulldog that Didn't Bark: Nationalism and Political Identity in England
• Chapter 5 - Viable Alternatives to Violence: The Ballot Box or The Armalite
• Chapter 6 - The Importance of Identity: National Identity and Terrorism in the United Kingdom
• Chapter 7 - Fuel on the Fire: The State Response to Nationalist Action
• Chapter 8 - Drawing from the Past: The Importance of Historical Precedents
• Chapter 9 - Conclusion.