Operation Demetrius and its aftermath: A new history of the use of internment without trial in Northern Ireland 1971-75

202 Pages·2015·2.54 MB·English

by  Martin McCleery

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Operation Demetrius and its aftermath
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Operation Demetrius and

its aftermath
A new history of the use of internment
without trial in Northern Ireland, 1971–75
Martin J. McCleery
Manchester University Press
Copyright © Martin J. McCleery 2015
The right of Martin J. McCleery to be identified as the author of this work
has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and
Patents Act 1988.
Published by Manchester University Press
Altrincham Street, Manchester M1 7JA
www.manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk
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ISBN 978 0 7190 9630 3 hardback
First published 2015
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Typeset by Out of House Publishing
From the past for the future, Dessie

and Maidhe Jade
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Contents

Preface ix
Abbreviations xi
1 Introduction 1
2 High politics, intelligence and the introduction of internment 14
3 Legacies of internment 53
4 Regional dynamics before internment 97
5 Regional dynamics after internment 128
6 Conclusion 169
Bibliography 174
Index 181
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