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The Baader-Meinhof Complex
Stefan Aust
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Description for The Baader-Meinhof Complex
paperback. The rise and fall of the Baader-Meinhof group constitutes one of the most remarkable phenomena of post-war Europe. A group of young people, middle-class backgrounds, took the law into their own hands, and by means of arson, bombing, kidnap and murder sought to alter the direction of national, and indeed international, politics. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPL; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 34. Weight in Grams: 648.
The rise and fall of the Baader-Meinhof group constitutes one of the most remarkable phenomena of post-war Europe. A group of young people, most of them from solid, middle-class backgrounds, took the law into their own hands, and by means of arson, bombing, kidnap and murder sought to alter the direction of national, and indeed international, politics. Rooted in the student protest movement of the late 1960s, the story of the group begins in May 1970 with the freeing of Andreas Baader - imprisoned for planting fire bombs in protest against the Vietnam War - by Ulrike ... Read more
The rise and fall of the Baader-Meinhof group constitutes one of the most remarkable phenomena of post-war Europe. A group of young people, most of them from solid, middle-class backgrounds, took the law into their own hands, and by means of arson, bombing, kidnap and murder sought to alter the direction of national, and indeed international, politics. Rooted in the student protest movement of the late 1960s, the story of the group begins in May 1970 with the freeing of Andreas Baader - imprisoned for planting fire bombs in protest against the Vietnam War - by Ulrike ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847920454
SKU
9781847920454
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About Stefan Aust
Stefan Aust was for many years the editor-in-chief of the political weekly Der Spiegel, Germany's most influential news magazine. He is also the founder and current publisher of Spiegel TV. He worked in the editorial offices of konkret from 1966 to 1969 and played a part in the events described in this book. Between 1970 and 1985 he made numerous ... Read more
Reviews for The Baader-Meinhof Complex
Tautly written, gripping and suspenseful
Guardian
Filled with fascinating information and piquant details
Literary Review
Stefan Aust is well placed to write the history of the most notorious of several terrorist groups
Michael Burleigh
Sunday Telegraph
Stephen Aust's meticulously researched chronicle of German left-wing terrorism
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Guardian
Filled with fascinating information and piquant details
Literary Review
Stefan Aust is well placed to write the history of the most notorious of several terrorist groups
Michael Burleigh
Sunday Telegraph
Stephen Aust's meticulously researched chronicle of German left-wing terrorism
... Read more