Herod, Reflections on Political Violence

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Hutchinson, 1978 - Political Science - 236 pages
This collection of essays and three playscripts focuses on a theme: the use of violence for political ends.

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Contents

Introduction The Legitimation of Violence
7
A Global Letter
17
Liberty and Terror
24
Copyright

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Conor Cruise O'Brien
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About the author (1978)

Writer and diplomat Conor Cruise O'Brien was born in Dublin, Ireland on November 3, 1917. He studied history at Trinity College and found a job in the civil service. While working as a civil servant, he wrote two books Maria Cross (1952) and Parnell and His Party (1957). As a diplomat, he focused on creating an independent position for Ireland in the United Nations and played a critical role in the United Nations intervention in Congo in 1961. In 1969, he won a seat in Ireland's Parliament. He also was editor in chief of The Observer and was a frequent contributor to The New York Review of Books, The Atlantic, and The Irish Independent. He wrote numerous books throughout his lifetime including To Katanga and Back, The Great Melody, Memoir: My Life and Themes, and The Long Affair. He died on December 18, 2008 at the age of 91.

Bibliographic information

TitleHerod, Reflections on Political Violence
AuthorConor Cruise O'Brien
PublisherHutchinson, 1978
ISBN0091331900, 9780091331900
Length236 pages
Subjects › 

Political Science / General
Social Science / Violence in Society
  
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