Paris 1961 pmath and the House of Lords

and the House of Lords is next on the agenda for reform

colonial archive serves not only to exhume a long forgotten regional past

Even well-designed and legitimate institutions can veer off track if the officeholders fail through their conduct to uphold a public ethics of office

but their alleged duties should be replaced with members' several duties to 'we-reason': to do one's part in a particular group pattern of actions

Paris 1961 pmath and the House of LordsThe massacre of Algerian demonstrators by the Paris police on the night of 17 October 1961 is one of the most contested events in contemporary French history. This book provides a multi layered investigation of the repression through a critical examination of newly opened archives, oral sources, the press and contemporary political movements and debates. The roots of violence are traced back to counter insurgency techniques developed by the French