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From theory to practice: The patterns of violence in northern Ireland 1969–1994

Scott Sullivan Trinity College, Oxford
Pages 76-99 | Published online: 19 Oct 2007

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  • I would like to thank Professor William Mishler, Professor Roy Foster, Steve Struble, Jill and John Avery, Santina Foley and most of all Margaret Struble. They all provided either useful comments and criticisms or much needed moral support. As usual, I am to blame for any remaining errors in thought or content

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