{"product_id":"the-revolutionists-9781529934540","title":"The Revolutionists","description":"\u003cp\u003eA thrilling and unprecedented account of the radicalism and political extremism that gripped the 1970s - a seismic decade that transformed the modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'A fabulously gripping read' DOMINIC SANDBROOK, The Times Books of the Year\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Brilliant ... An astonishing window not just into the origins of modern terrorism but also into our own age' RORY STEWART\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Extraordinary ... told with cool authority and a novelist's eye for detail' RORY CARROLL, author of Killing Thatcher\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the 1970s, a network of extremists terrorised the West with intricately planned plane hijackings and hostage-takings. Among them were the glamorous Leila Khaled, hard-drinking Carlos the Jackal, and radical leftists of the Baader-Meinhof Gang. United by their hatred of Israel, capitalism and 'Western imperialism', they unleashed a series of audacious attacks that brought governments to their knees and glued the world to their tv screens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on decades of research, recently declassified government files, secret documents, and first-hand interviews with hijackers, spies, witnesses and victims, Jason Burke takes us inside these often-deadly operations. Through the perpetrators' eyes - and of the unrelenting agents who hunted them down - he uncovers a dark, complex world of loyalty, betrayal and commitment to change at any cost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePitching us into these tumultuous times, \u003cem\u003eThe Revolutionists\u003c\/em\u003e reveals how a campaign led by secular leftist revolutionaries gave way to a far more lethal movement of conservative religious fanaticism that would dominate the decades to come. It is impossible to understand the world today without reading this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'A book that historians will be profiting from for many decades to come' TOM HOLLAND\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'As compelling as the best of spy thrillers' FERGAL KEANE, BBC Correspondent and author of The Madness\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Riveting' LINDSEY HILSUM, International Editor, Channel 4 News\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jason Burke","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49116708897019,"sku":"9781529934540","price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/8176\/3067\/files\/9781529934540.jpg?v=1785926231","url":"https:\/\/aureliabooks.co.nz\/products\/the-revolutionists-9781529934540","provider":"Aurelia Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}