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Wednesday, May 16, 2018
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Anna Feigenbaum (Bournemouth University) - Tear Gas: From the Battlefields of WWI to the Streets of TodayS0.17 (Social Sciences Building)Join us for a discussion with author Anna Feigenbaum (Bournemouth University) as she introduces her new book, Tear Gas: From the Battlefields of WWI to the Streets of Today, out now from Verso Books. An engrossing century-spanning narrative, Tear Gas is the first history of this weapon, and takes us from military labs and chemical weapons expos to union assemblies and protest camps, drawing on declassified reports and witness testimonies to show how policing with poison came to be. From the colonies of the British Empire to Northern Ireland's Battle of the Bogside, the talk will explore how tear gas has shaped the UK's political history. 16 May, Wednesday 13:00-15:00, S0.17 (Social Sciences Building) Sponsored by the International Relations and Security Cluster |