The British Approach to Counterinsurgency [electronic resource] : From Malaya and Northern Ireland to Iraq and Afghanistan /
Dixon, P.editor.
This timely and critical volume questions the effectiveness of Britain's 'hearts and minds' approach, challenging conventional counterinsurgency thinking by drawing on the expertise of regional and thematic specialists.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The British approach to counterinsurgency: "Hearts and minds" from Malaya to Afghanistan? / Paul Dixon -- Analysing British counterinsurgency -- Beyond hearts and minds? Perspectives on counterinsurgency / Paul Dixon -- Britain's Vietnam syndrome? Perspectives on British counterinsurgency, the media and public opinion / Paul Dixon -- Bringing it all back home? The militarisation of Britain and the Iraq and Afghanistan wars / Paul Dixon -- A feminist approach to British counterinsurgency / Claire Duncanson and Hilary Cornish -- Baha Mousa and the British Army in Iraq / Huw Bennett -- Case studies: Malaya to Afghanistan -- Using and abusing the past: the Malayan emergency as counterinsurgency paradigm / Karl Hack -- Dirty wars: counterinsurgency from Vietnam to Afghanistan / David Hunt -- "Hearts and minds"? British counterinsurgency strategy in Northern Ireland / Paul Dixon -- Counterinsurgency and human rights in Northern Ireland / Brice Dickson -- Counterinsurgency amid fragmentation: the British in southern Iraq / Glen Rangwala -- Countering the Afghan insurgency: three lessons learned / Sherard Cowper-Coles -- Conclusion: the military and British democracy / Paul Dixon.
This timely and critical volume questions the effectiveness of Britain's 'hearts and minds' approach, challenging conventional counterinsurgency thinking by drawing on the expertise of regional and thematic specialists.
World politics.
Politics and war.
Great Britain—Politics and government.
Middle East—Politics and government.
Diplomacy.
Terrorism.
Political violence.
Political History.
Military and Defence Studies.
British Politics.
Middle Eastern Politics.
Diplomacy.
Terrorism and Political Violence.