Bringing the war home : the Weather Underground, the Red Army Faction, and revolutionary violence in the sixties and seventies /

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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 s...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Varon, Jeremy, 1969-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2004.
Subjects:
Weather Underground Organization.
Weatherman (Organization)
Rote Armee Fraktion.
1900-1999
Radicalism > United States > History > 20th century.
Radicalism > Germany (West) > History > 20th century.
New Left > United States > History > 20th century.
New Left > Germany (West) > History > 20th century.
Political violence > United States > History > 20th century.
Political violence > Germany (West) > History > 20th century.
Radicalisme > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Radicalisme > Allemagne (Ouest) > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Nouvelle gauche > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Nouvelle gauche > Allemagne (Ouest) > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Violence politique > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Violence politique > Allemagne (Ouest) > Histoire > 20e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Political Advocacy.
HISTORY > United States > General.
New Left.
Political violence.
Radicalism.
Politiek geweld.
Revolutionaire bewegingen.
Weathermen.
Germany (West)
United States.
Duitsland.
Verenigde Staten.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 394 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-373) and index.
ISBN:9780520930957
0520930959
1417545380
9781417545384

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