Paperback. Very Good. ISBN 0520241193 9780520241190 [GB]

Berkeley. 2004. University Of California Press. 1st Paperback Edition. Very Good in Wrappers. 0520241193. 407 pages. paperback. keywords: History Sixties Radical Underground America. FROM THE PUBLISHER - In this first comprehensive comparison of left-wing violence in the United States and West Germany, Jeremy Varon focuses on America's Weather Underground and Germany's Red Army Faction to consider how and why young, middle-class radicals in prosperous democratic societies turned to armed struggle in efforts to overthrow their states. Based on a wealth of primary material, ranging from interviews to FBI reports, this book reconstructs the motivation and ideology of violent organizations active during the 1960s and 1970s. Varon conveys the intense passions of the era - the heat of moral purpose, the depth of Utopian longing, the sense of danger and despair, and the exhilaration over temporary triumphs. Varon's compelling interpretation of the logic and limits of dissent in democratic societies provides striking insights into the role of militancy in contemporary protest movements and has wide implications for the United States' current ‘war on terrorism.' Varon explores Weatherman and RAF's strong similarities and the reasons why radicals in different settings developed a shared set of values, languages, and strategies. Addressing the relationship of historical memory to political action, Varon demonstrates how Germany's fascist past ...

Univ of California Pr, Date: 2004. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 432 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.25 inches. 2004. Univ of California Pr ISBN 0520241193 9780520241190 [GB]