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Action Directe

Ultra Left Terrorism in France 1979-1987
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Action Directe explores the French terrorist group known for its deadly campaign of violence. The study defines Action Directe's blend of millenarianism, workerism, and nihilism, revealing why this revolutionary faction resorted to murder in a society typically viewed as stable.
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This book is ideal for students, researchers, and readers interested in terrorism, political violence, and contemporary French politics.

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In defining Action Directe's mixture of millenarianism, workerism and nihilism, this study explains why the group turned to a strategy of murderous strikes and how a revolutionary political faction emerged in a stable western society.

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In defining Action Directe's mixture of millenarianism, workerism and nihilism, the study explains why the group turned to a strategy of murderous strikes and how a revolutionary political faction emerged in a stable western society.

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Dr Michael Dartnell has written an excellent ideological and operational profile of the French terrorist group Action Directe, the only such work in English. – Dennis Pluchinsky, US Department of State
It offers a wide-ranging analysis of the history and political culture that can give rise to terrorism in a stable Western democracy. – Intelligence and National Security
An important addition to literature on terrorism in France and valuable for students of terrorism or French politics. – Modern & Contemporary France

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780714645667

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 August 1995

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 570g

Pages: 222

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