Chris P Dolan

Striking First: The Preventive War Doctrine and the Reshaping of U.S. Foreign Policy

The Bush administration's emphasis on a preemptive first strike doctrine,along with its resort to unilateral decision making and commitment to sustaining US hegemony in the world, has challenged the very fundamentals of both the world political order and American political institutions. In this work...

John Lennon: the story of the original Beatle (Inspirations)

Part of the Inspirations series of short books introducing big characters.Arguably no other composer or performer had such a profound impact on people as John Lennon. And few other public figures of the last century, from any walk of life, have had so many seemingly separate existences – pop star, s...

Where Law Meets Reality: Forging African Transitional Justice

Exploring the dilemmas and complexities involved in addressing past human rights violations from an African perspective, this unique book argues for a more peaceful future.It challenges current transitional justice narratives—which have inadequately addressed the concerns of postconflict societies i...

Social Torture: The Case of Northern Uganda, 1986-2006 (Human Rights in Context)

"This book will engage, engross and enrage; it aims to drive analysis and policy makers to rethink their approaches to such conflicts." Choice "While the monograph is not merely an academic endeavor to be read by students and researchers, it is certainly a rigorous scholarly work. The incisive argum...

Aliyyah (Vagabonds)

Captain Robert Haldane wakes up in a strange room, in an old house, surrounded by a beautiful but ramshackle orchard, miles from anywhere. The last thing he can remember is his helicopter being shot down over enemy territory. It appears he is in a safe house, cared for by an elderly holy man and his...

Potter's Field (Vagabonds)

In Glasgow's Kelvingrove Park, the bodies of two youths lie with bullet holes in their heads. Hungover, nicotine-starved, and ill-attired, procurator fiscal Maddy Shannon attends the scene, unaware that this grim morning is about to spiral out of control. The corpses have been carefully disfigured, ...

Redlegs (Vagabonds)

Elspeth, a young Scottish actress, is selected by the elusive impresario Lord Coak for an acting career on the Caribbean Island of Barbados. She is briefly feted by the island community, but a tempest kills her lover and destroys the theatre in which she was to star. She is obliged to take on a supp...

An Anarchist's Story: The Life of Ethel MacDonald

In 1936, with civil war sweeping through Spain, Ethel Macdonald - a working-class girl from Motherwell - was to become, for a year, one of the world's most famous voices. She was perhaps the first example of an 'embedded reporter', sending dispatches and broadcasts back from the Spanish Anarchist ca...

The Presidency and Economic Policy

The Presidency and Economic Policy

In War We Trust: The Bush Doctrine And The Pursuit Of Just War

Ascension Day

Poor Angels and Other Stories

Hazard-Wise: Classroom Resources for Teachers on Natural Hazards & Disasters

The Insider Story: Press Coverage of Illegal Immigrants and Refugees, April 1994-September 1995

Chris Dolan

Chris Dolan (born 1957) is an award-winning novelist, poet and playwright writes. He has written regularly for stage, page, screen, and radio.