The Angry Brigade : a history of Britain’s first urban guerilla group : Carr, Gordon

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The Angry Brigade : a history of Britain’s first urban guerilla group : Carr, Gordon

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PM Press, Angry Brigade, Insurgency — Great Britain — History — 20th century, Anarchists — Great Britain — History — 20th century, Subversive activities — Great Britain — History — 20th century, Political crimes and offenses — Great Britain — History — 20th century, POLITICAL SCIENCE — Political Process — Political Advocacy, POLITICAL SCIENCE — Political Ideologies — Anarchism, Anarchists, Insurgency, Political crimes and offenses, Subversive activities, Great Britain
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Oakland, CA : PM Press
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pmpress; inlibrary; printdisabled

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PM Press
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English

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296.1M

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From 1970 to 1972 the Angry Brigade, an anarchistic group born of the revolutionary ferment of the 1960’s, used guns and bombs to attack property. Investigation by the police resulted in the “Stoke Newington 8” conspiracy trial, the longest criminal trial in British history

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Cover; Copyright; Table of Contents; Preface: John Barker and Stuart Christie; Introduction: The Carr bombs; One: Political motivationThe influence of Debord, Vaneigem The Strasbourg scandalNanterre, the May events; Two: Essex, CambridgeThe “disappointments” of Grosvenor Square, October 1968The campaign against Assessment; Three: Notting HillThe squatting movementThe Claimants’ Union and “real” politics; Four: The influence of the First of May Group The decision to bomb The deal The joint campaign begins

Five: Habershon’s enquiry gets under way Suspects Christie and Purdie The Prescott lead The Grosvenor Avenue communeSix: The first arrests The protests grow Angry Brigade bombs and communiqus; Seven: Barker, Greenfield, Mendelson and Creek at Amhurst Road; Eight: The tip-off The raid The arrests; Nine: The trial of Prescott and Purdie The committals The conspiracy indictments; Ten: The Court drama begins Jury Selection The “McKenzie” helpers The Prosecution opening; Eleven

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