{"title":"Margrit Schiller","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore the intriguing life and experiences of Margrit Schiller, a significant voice in the realm of Biography \u0026amp; Memoir. In this collection, readers are invited to delve into her personal narratives, which explore her involvement in political movements and life as an activist. Her writing is both compelling and thought-provoking, offering a candid look into periods of societal change and personal transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the standout works, \u003cem\u003eRemembering the Armed Struggle\u003c\/em\u003e, provides an introspective account of her time with the Red Army Faction, giving a unique perspective on events that shaped the late 20th-century political landscape. Schiller's work captures her journey with raw honesty, inviting readers not just to witness history but to understand the human elements that underpin it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect for those fascinated by the intersection of personal history and political activism, this collection promises profound insights and a closer look at the complexities of social movements from one who has lived through them. Engage with Margrit Schiller's writings to uncover a rich tapestry of past struggles and enduring hopes.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"remembering-the-armed-struggle-by-margrit-schiller-9781629638737","title":"Remembering the Armed Struggle","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMargrit Schiller was an early member of the Red Army Faction, the West German urban guerrilla group. In 1971, she was captured and charged with a murder she did not commit, and upon her release, she returned to the underground, being captured again in early 1974. She would spend most of the 1970s in prison, enduring isolation conditions meant to break the human spirit, and participating in hunger strikes and other acts of resistance along with other political prisoners from the RAF.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eRemembering the Armed Struggle\u003c\/em\u003e, Schiller recounts the process through which she joined her generation's revolt in the 1960s, going from work with drug users to joining the antipsychiatry political organization the Socialist Patients' Collective, and then the RAF. She tells of how she met and worked alongside the group's founding members, Ulrike Meinhof, Andreas Baader, Jan-Carl Raspe, Irmgard Mller, and Holger Meins; how she learned the details of the May Offensive and other actions while in her prison cell; about the struggles to defend human dignity in the most degraded of environments, and the relationships she forged with other women in prison.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlso included are a foreword by Ann Hansen, who situates the draconian prison conditions inflicted on the RAF within the context of a global counterinsurgency programme that would help spawn the plague of mass incarceration we still face today, an afterword by the late Osvaldo Bayer, and an appendix by J. Smith and Andre Moncourt summarising the politics and history of the RAF in the 1970s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46845588308204,"sku":"9781629638737","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/5720653482768.jpg?v=1758888212"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/margrit-schiller.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}