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The Crowned Harp. Policing Northern Ireland.
Graham Ellison
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Description for The Crowned Harp. Policing Northern Ireland.
Paperback. A detailed analysis of policing in Northern Ireland, tracing the history of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) since its origination in 1922, and the complex problems it faces today. Series: Contemporary Irish Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJ; HBT; JKSW1; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
This book is a detailed analysis of policing in Northern Ireland. Tracing its history from 1922, Ellison and Smyth portray the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) as an organisation burdened by its past as a colonial police force.
They analyse its perceived close relationship with unionism and why, for many nationalists, the RUC embodied the problem of the legitimacy of Northern Ireland, arguing that decisions made on the organisation, composition and ideology of policing in the early years of the state had consequences which went beyond the everyday practice of policing.
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This book is a detailed analysis of policing in Northern Ireland. Tracing its history from 1922, Ellison and Smyth portray the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) as an organisation burdened by its past as a colonial police force.
They analyse its perceived close relationship with unionism and why, for many nationalists, the RUC embodied the problem of the legitimacy of Northern Ireland, arguing that decisions made on the organisation, composition and ideology of policing in the early years of the state had consequences which went beyond the everyday practice of policing.
... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
Contemporary Irish Studies
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745313931
SKU
V9780745313931
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99-50
About Graham Ellison
Graham Ellison is a Reader in the School of Law at Queen's University Belfast. He is the author of The Crowned Harp (Pluto Press, 2000) and The State of the Police State (Taylor and Francis, 2015). Jim Smyth is an expert on policing in Northern Ireland. He is the author of The Crowned Harp (Pluto Press, ... Read more
Reviews for The Crowned Harp. Policing Northern Ireland.
'An exceptionally well written and broad study of policing and public order, particularly from the 'Troubles' in the late 1960s to the present'
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