The Basque Insurgents: Eta, 1952-1980
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Very Good - book is wrapped in original publisher's shrink wrap, unopened. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Tight and secure.
Few political movements in modern European history have been as tenacious, complex, and deeply rooted as ETA — the Basque separatist organisation whose campaign for independence from Spain left an indelible mark on the twentieth century. The Basque Insurgents: ETA, 1952–1980 chronicles the origins, evolution, and inner workings of this militant organisation from its founding in the shadow of Franco's authoritarian regime through nearly three decades of armed struggle, drawing on extensive fieldwork, interviews, and primary sources to reconstruct one of Europe's most enduring insurgencies. Robert P. Clark brings the analytical rigour of a political scientist to a subject that demands both precision and sensitivity, situating ETA within the broader currents of Basque nationalism, cultural identity, and post-colonial resistance theory. The result is a landmark study that refuses easy moral judgement, instead presenting a nuanced portrait of how a people's hunger for sovereignty transforms into organised, sometimes violent, political action — leaving the reader to grapple with the uncomfortable question of where legitimate resistance ends and terrorism begins.
Author: Robert P. Clark
Format: Hardback
Published: 1984, University of Wisconsin Press
Genre: Politics & law
Condition remarks:
Condition: Very Good - book is wrapped in original publisher's shrink wrap, unopened. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Tight and secure.
Few political movements in modern European history have been as tenacious, complex, and deeply rooted as ETA — the Basque separatist organisation whose campaign for independence from Spain left an indelible mark on the twentieth century. The Basque Insurgents: ETA, 1952–1980 chronicles the origins, evolution, and inner workings of this militant organisation from its founding in the shadow of Franco's authoritarian regime through nearly three decades of armed struggle, drawing on extensive fieldwork, interviews, and primary sources to reconstruct one of Europe's most enduring insurgencies. Robert P. Clark brings the analytical rigour of a political scientist to a subject that demands both precision and sensitivity, situating ETA within the broader currents of Basque nationalism, cultural identity, and post-colonial resistance theory. The result is a landmark study that refuses easy moral judgement, instead presenting a nuanced portrait of how a people's hunger for sovereignty transforms into organised, sometimes violent, political action — leaving the reader to grapple with the uncomfortable question of where legitimate resistance ends and terrorism begins.