Charles Townshend (historian)
Charles Jeremy Nigel Townshend FBA (born 27 July 1945)[1][2] is a British historian with particular expertise on the history of British rule in Ireland and Mandatory Palestine.
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| Born | 27 July 1945 Nottingham, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Katherine Jane Lawley
(m. 1978) |
| Children | 2 |
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| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Historian |
| Institutions | Keele University (1987–2012) |
Career
He worked for most of his career at Keele University, from which he retired as Professor Emeritus of International History.[3]
Awards and Distinctions
Bibliography
Books
- Townshend, Charles (1975). The British Campaign in Ireland, 1919–1921: The Development of Political and Military Policies. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Townshend, Charles (1983). Political Violence in Ireland: Government and Resistance since 1848. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Townshend, Charles (1986). Britain's Civil Wars: Counterinsurgency in the Twentieth Century. London: Faber and Faber.
- Townshend, Charles (1993). Making the Peace: Public Order and Public Security in Modern Britain. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Townshend, Charles (1999). Ireland: The Twentieth Century. London: Arnold.
- Townshend, Charles (2002). Terrorism: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press. (Second edition published in 2011.)
- Townshend, Charles (2005). Easter 1916: The Irish Rebellion. London: Allen Lane.
- Townshend, Charles (2010). When God Made Hell: The British Invasion of Mesopotamia and the Creation of Iraq, 1914–1921. London: Faber and Faber. (Published in the United States in 2011 as Desert Hell: The British Invasion of Mesopotamia.)
- Townshend, Charles (2013). The Republic: The Fight for Irish Independence, 1918–1923. London: Allen Lane.
- Townshend, Charles (2021). The Partition: Ireland Divided, 1885–1925. London: Allen Lane.
Articles
- Townshend, Charles (1979). "The Irish Railway Strike of 1920: Industrial Action and Civil Resistance in the Struggle for Independence". Irish Historical Studies. 22 (83): 265–282. JSTOR 30008284.
- Townshend, Charles (1979). "The Irish Republican Army and the Development of Guerrilla Warfare, 1916–1921". The English Historical Review. 94 (371): 318–345. JSTOR 566849.
- Townshend, Charles (1982). "Martial Law: Legal and Administrative Problems of Civil Emergency in Britain and the Empire, 1800–1940". The Historical Journal. 25 (1): 167–195. JSTOR 2638811.
- Townshend, Charles (1988). "The Defence of Palestine: Insurrection and Public Security, 1936–1939". The English Historical Review. 103 (409): 917–949. JSTOR 570262.
- Townshend, Charles (1989). "Military Force and Civil Authority in the United Kingdom, 1914–1921". Journal of British Studies. 28 (3): 262–292. JSTOR 175572.
- Townshend, Charles (1989). "The Making of Modern Irish Public Culture". The Journal of Modern History. 61 (3): 535–554. JSTOR 1881350.
- Townshend, Charles (1993). "Militarism and Modern Society". The Wilson Quarterly. 17 (1): 71–82. JSTOR 40258438.
- Townshend, Charles (1998). "The Meaning of Irish Freedom: Constitutionalism in the Free State". Transactions of the Royal Historical Society. 8: 45–70. JSTOR 3679288.
- Townshend, Charles (2004). "Religion, War, and Identity in Ireland". The Journal of Modern History. 76 (4): 882–902. JSTOR 10.1086/427571.
- Townshend, Charles (2006). "Making Sense of Easter 1916". History Ireland. 14 (2): 40–45. JSTOR 27725427.
References
- "Townshend, Prof. Charles Jeremy Nigel". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- "Townshend, Charles". Library of Congress.
- "Professor Charles Townshend FBA". Keele University.
- "British Academy Fellows". British Academy. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.
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