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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"Irish Republican Army"”.
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The Irish Republican Army Through Film, (1935-2014)
… These films portray different versions of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), an association founded in 1917 with the intent to end British control in Ireland and establish the Republic of Ireland. This thesis examines how concurrent events may have shaped the way filmmakers chose to portray the …
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Hezbollah and the Irish Republican Army: A Comparative Cultural Analysis
Hezbollah is a terrorist group that threatens to destabilize the Middle East. The international community has considered many proposals and initiatives to affect the disarmament of Hezbollah and to encourage its participation in a political process aimed at resolving its stated concerns. Among …
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Perceptions and Realities of the Irish Republican Army During the Second World War
… perceived threat of the IRA in the minds of the Irish Prime Minister Eamon de Valera and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and those ministers' respective governments. The thesis looks at official debates in the British Parliament and the Irish Dail as well as interwar newspapers and …
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"Our Barbed Wire Ivory Tower": Republican and Irish Republican Army Prison Writing, 1973-1999
<p>A critique of the notion that both prisons and prison literature are monolithic entities, this dissertation demonstrates the shaping power of individual historical moment and physical conditions of confinement upon the literary production of political incarceration in the North of Ireland. …
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British Intelligence Operations During the Anglo-Irish War
… intelligence operations against those of the Irish Republican Army during the years 1919-1921. It is a reassessment of previous perceptions on the British as well as an examination of the British administration and its policies that adversely affected the success of their campaign against …
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Historical Accuracy and the IRA Over 70 Years of Cinema
… purpose of this research is to examine how the Irish Republican Army has been represented in theatrical cinema since the 1930s. The goal is to demonstrate the necessity for historical accuracy in movies produced for public entertainment, which often neglect historical facts and circumstances in …
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The evolving role of youths in militant Nationalist activity in Ireland, 1909-21
… been afforded little attention. This lacuna in Irish historiography is surprising given the substantial number of surviving accounts by minors involved in well–known militant organisations, notably Fianna Éireann and the Irish Volunteers (later the Irish Republican Army). As this study will …
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Assassination of Michael Collins: A Revival in Gaelic Nationalism
… of Michael Collins, the leader of the Irish Republican Army and then the National Army, and the rise in Gaelic Nationalism across Ireland after his death. Ireland struggled to gain independence from England throughout history because England controlled all aspects of Irish life. It was …
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Joining the Movement: Tradition and Ideology in the IRA 1948 – 1962
… and the defeat of the Anti-Treaty Forces, the Irish Republican Army (IRA), over the next the next twenty five years, remained on the periphery of Irish political life. This period also saw a steady decline in membership, while the organization struggled to define its relevance in wider society. …
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The struggle over, and impact of, media portrayals of Northern Ireland
… Royal Ulster Constabulary, Foreign Office and Army to Sinn Fén and the Irish Republican Army, via the Ulster Defence Association, other political parties, Civil liberties and human rights organisations and many others. It reveals the continuing disinformation efforts of the British government, …
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The Irish Army in the Congo
The National Army (N.A.) of the Free State (F.S.) had as its forerunner the Irish Republican Army (I.R.A.). Many who fought in the Anglo Irish war with the I.R.A. continued their service with the N.A. in the civil war of 1922/3. Although there was heavy recruitment to the NA at the start of the …
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Slaying the Dragon: An Analysis on How to Dismantle Terrorist Organizations
… these work. Case studies of Aum Shinrikyo, the Irish Republican Army, and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman will illustrate each policy. Furthermore, details of how each of these policies work will be demonstrated. </p><p> Furthermore, for a state to decide on which policy may be most …
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The second coming of Paisley: militant fundamentalism and Ulster politics in a transatlantic context
… embarked on a six-decade crusade attacking Irish theological and political issues and espousing militant fundamentalism and premillennial pessimism: Paisley confronted the liberal, modernist, and ecumenical trends within Irish Protestantism, the attempted political rapprochement between …
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The IRA and the shadow of the informer : punishment, governance, and dealing with the past
… against it, using the case-study of the Irish Republican Army (IRA). The research argues that the IRA’s policies and discourses in relation to the practical and political threat of informing are located within their wider governance efforts, during and after the Northern Ireland conflict. …
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Negotiating with Separatist Terrorists
… (1993-1994); and Great Britain and the Irish Republican Army, (1985-2009). In this study, four basic questions are addressed: When and why do governments agree to negotiate with separatist terrorists? Is negotiation a viable solution to ending historic ethnic conflicts? Are certain peace …
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An Iolausian endeavour : exploring why the regenerative capacities of insurgent actors weaken
… (MLN-T) of Uruguay, and the Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) of Northern Ireland. At the first level, this thesis examines the extent to which the FLQ, MLN-T, and PIRA's regenerative capacities weakened because of a 'decrease in recruitment' and an 'increase in attrition'. This …
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An Iolausian endeavour : exploring why the regenerative capacities of insurgent actors weaken
… (MLN-T) of Uruguay, and the Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) of Northern Ireland. At the first level, this thesis examines the extent to which the FLQ, MLN-T, and PIRA's regenerative capacities weakened because of a 'decrease in recruitment' and an 'increase in attrition'. This …