Ulrike Meinhof and the Red Army Faction - Performing Terrorism

Zusatztext 'Passmore has produced a lively, thought-provoking, and accessible work that uses the life of Ulrike Meinhof and her role as chief writer and propagandist of the Red Army Faction (RAF) to fruitfully explore the concept of terrorism as a theatrical, communicative act. Recommended.' CHOICE "Passmore's study contributes to a nuanced understanding of the communicative strategies deployed by the RAF in its discursive struggle against the Federal Republic." - German History Informationen zum Autor LEITH PASSMORE holds a doctorate in History and German Studies from the University of Western Australia and is a postdoctoral fellow at the Universidad de Chile. Klappentext With a communicative approach to the phenomenon of terrorism and new archival sources, the book documents Meinhof's journalism and terrorism (1959-1976) and challenges many of the established narratives that have calcified around the story of Meinhof and the history of Germany's most infamous terrorist group. Zusammenfassung With a communicative approach to the phenomenon of terrorism and new archival sources, the book documents Meinhof's journalism and terrorism (1959-1976) and challenges many of the established narratives that have calcified around the story of Meinhof and the history of Germany's most infamous terrorist group. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Performing Terrorism   Where Words Fail   Writing Under Ground   The Art of Hunger  Show, Trial, and Error SUICIDE = MURDER = SUICIDE Conclusion: Voices and Echoes

Product details

• Authors: L Passmore, L. Passmore, Leith Passmore
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.11.2011
• EAN: 9781349340965
• ISBN: 978-1-349-34096-5
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; B, Cultural History, History, European History, Social & cultural history, Political Theory, Terrorism, armed struggle, Terrorism, Political Violence, History, Modern, Civilization—History, Modern History, Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Europe, Central—History, History of Germany and Central Europe, Europe—History, Terrorism and Political Violence, Germany;history;terrorism