The technology of political control / Carol Ackroyd, Karen Margolis, Jonathan Rosenhead, Tim Shallice.

London : Pluto Press, 1980.

xxix, 336 pages ; 20 cm

This book was donated as part of the British Society for Social Responsibility in Science (BSSRS) archive held by Wellcome Collection, reference SA/BSR https://wellcomecollection.org/works/k2nhy9hf

Second edition.

First edition published by Penguin Books Limited, 1977.

Copy 1. Donor: British Society for Social Responsibility in Science (BSSRS).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 300-325) and index.

Old and new traditions of violence -- The Tory offensive -- Maximum repression -- Sophisticated counter-insurgency -- The significance of Northern Ireland -- Capitalism in crisis -- The fascist state -- Military intervention in politics -- Steps to the strong state -- 'Small steps' in the law -- From counter-insurgency to internal defence -- Low-intensity operations in Britain -- Watching and waiting -- Monitoring militant action -- Riot control -- Torture and interrogation -- Scientific interrogation -- Prisoners of the strong state -- Conclusions.