The Politics of Left Wing Violence in Italy, 1969-84
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; Springer
Published: October 3, 1989
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780333481998
Subjects: European history: postwar, from c 1945 -; Terrorism, freedom fighters, armed struggle; Italy; c 1960 to c 1970; c 1970 to c 1980; c 1980 to c 1990
Description: This is an account of the nature and parabola of left-wing political violence that began in Italy in the late 1960s. It covers not only the patterns of recruitment, organization and activity among armed groups, but also the responses elicited from opponents in various contexts.