Fw: H-ASIA: CONF "Butcher and Bolt" or "Hearts and Minds." British Ways of Countering Colonial Revolt, London 15 September 2011, IHR

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Subject: H-ASIA: CONF "Butcher and Bolt" or "Hearts and Minds." British Ways
of Countering Colonial Revolt, London 15 September 2011, IHR

> H-ASIA
> January 25, 2011
>
> Conference: 'Butcher and Bolt' or 'Hearts and Minds.' British Ways of
> Countering Colonial Revolt: Some Historical Perspectives, Institute for
> Historical Research, London, September 15, 2011
>
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> From: H-Net Announcements <announce@MAIL.H-NET.MSU.EDU>
>
> 'Butcher and Bolt' or 'Hearts and Minds.' British Ways of Countering
> Colonial Revolt: Some Historical Perspectives.
>
> Location: United Kingdom
> Conference Date: 2011-09-15
> Date Submitted: 2011-01-25
> Announcement ID: 182424
>
> Organized by Dr Matthew Hughes of the Department of Politics and History,
> Brunel University, and funded by Brunel University and the US Marine Corps
> University Foundation, this conference examines the British way' in
> fighting colonial and neo-colonial rebellions. The conference will be held
> at the Institute for Historical Research in central London. The papers
> focus on military and political operations, contrasting British brutality
> (butcher and bolt) against the idea of minimum force (hearts and minds),
> questioning in the process the notion that there was British
> exceptionalism when it came to fighting rebel forces. The speakers cover
> the period from the nineteenth century to the Troubles of Northern
> Ireland, and include Dr Peter Lieb (Sandhurst), Dr Karl Hack (Open
> University), Dr Daniel Whittingham (Kings), Dr Simon Robbins (Imperial War
> Museum), Dr Huw Bennett (JSCSC), Dr Paul Dixon (Kingston), Professor Ian
> Beckett (Kent) and Dr Rod Thornton (Nottingham). Conference keynote papers
> include: Professor David French (University College London)Nasty, not
> nice: British counter-insurgency doctrine and practice, 1945-1967';
> Professor David Cesarani (Royal Holloway College The Farran affair and the
> failure of British counter-insurgency in Palestine, 1945-47'; Professor
> David Anderson (Oxford University) Torture and British counterinsurgency
> in Kenya'; Professor Caroline Elkins (Harvard University)The Mau Mau
> Emergency: Rethinking British counter-insurgency at the end of Empire.'
> The conference fee includes tea/coffee, lunches and a drinks reception.
>
> For more information, a full list of conference speakers, and a delegate
> application form go to:
> http://www.brunel.ac.uk/about/acad/sss/depts/politics/news
>
> Dr Matthew Hughes
> Department of Politics and History
> Brunel University, UB8 3PH
> UK
> 00 44 (0) 1895 266872
> Email: matthew.hughes@brunel.ac.uk
> Visit the website at
> http://www.brunel.ac.uk/about/acad/sss/depts/politics/news
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