political violence

Tells the story of the genocide that occurred in East Timor after the half-island was invaded by Indonesia in 1975, and the violence that erupted again in 1999 when the population voted for independence from Indonesia, assesses the politics and history behind the events, and argues that armed intervention supported by the U.S., Australia, and the United Kingdom was the key to averting a second genocide in 1999.

Examines the history of the ethnic conflict in Northern Ireland, including current issues.

In 1981, the height of Ireland's "Troubles," eighteen-year-old Fergus is distracted from his upcoming A-level exams by his imprisoned brother's hunger strike, the stress of being a courier for Sinn Fein, and dreams of a murdered girl whose body he discovered in a bog.

In 1897, in a rural southwestern area of Alabama, an aspiring politician is mysteriously murdered and his outraged friends seek retribution, forming a secret society to punish the townspeople they believe are responsible.

Discusses the political violence which has plagued Northern Ireland since 1969, and traces its origins to the seventeenth century.

The author focuses on the political and social violence of the last days of the French Revolution including the arrest and execution of members of the aristocracy by groups of people whose survival was threatened by famine and war.

Presents opposing viewpoints on the subject of terrorism-- causes, justification, sponsors, and elimination.

Explores the history of the Northern Ireland conflict--also known as The Troubles--and the impact of sectarian violence, community relations programs, and international intervention since the partitioning of the country in 1920.

Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams chronicles the tumultuous series of events that led to the historic Good Friday Agreement which may bring peace to Ireland after years of conflict.

Describes the turmoil of the 1960's and 1970's in America as young, middle-class radicals from prosperous families attempted to overthrow the government by armed force. Conveys the intensity of moral purpose and political conviction that drove some of the radicals to violence and interprets the logic of these movements as well as the limits of dissent in democratic societies. Also illuminates pressing issues about the role of militancy in contemporary protest movements.