{"product_id":"tracing-japanese-leftist-political-activism-1957-2017-the-boomerang-flying-transnational-paperback","title":"Tracing Japanese Leftist Political Activism (1957 - 2017): The Boomerang Flying Transnational - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKevin Coogan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eClaudia Derichs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTracing Japanese Leftist Political Activism (1957-2017)\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of the Japanese Red Army (JRA), a militant left-wing group founded in 1971 which was involved in numerous terrorist attacks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt traces the origins of the group in the Japanese New Left in the 1960s and looks at Red Army groups of the early 1970s in Japan, such as the Red Army Faction, and the United Red Army which became infamous for murdering its own members. The book also examines the JRA's trans- and international links with other militant groups including the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, as well as the networks of intellectuals and fellow activists who supported them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will be of great interest to students and scholars of terrorism, radicalism, and Japanese social history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKevin Coogan\u003c\/strong\u003e was a veteran investigative journalist. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eDreamer of the Day: Francis Parker Yockey and the Postwar Fascist International\u003c\/i\u003e (1999) and \u003ci\u003eThe Spy Who Would Be Tsar: The Mystery of Michal Goleniewski and the Far-Right Underground\u003c\/i\u003e (2022).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClaudia Derichs\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Transregional Southeast Asian Studies at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany. She has published on the Japanese New Left and the Japanese Red Army.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 11, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461802770610,"sku":"9780367641382","price":89.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/0b1e6dc511d44bc7d98ba4798cbc29d2.webp?v=1778955707","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/tracing-japanese-leftist-political-activism-1957-2017-the-boomerang-flying-transnational-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}