Direct Action: Memoirs of an Urban Guerrilla

by Ann Hansen

Paperback, 2002

Status

Available

Publication

AK Press (2002), 512 pages

Description

Ann Hansen stood trial as one of the so-called "Squamish Five." Sentenced to life in prison, she served seven years. Now she tells her story for the first time.Direct Action captures the excitement and indignation of the counterculture of the early '80s. Missile tests were fuelling a new arms race. Reckless megaprojects threatened the global environment. Alienation, punk rock, and militancy were on the rise. Hansen and her fellow urban guerrillas believed that sabotaging government and corporate property could help turn things around. To prove their point, they bombed the Litton Systems plant in Toronto, where components for Cruise Missiles were being made.Hansen's book poses unresolved ethical dilemmas. In light of the recent explosion of anti-globalization protests, Direct Action mirrors the resurgence of militant activity around the world.… (more)

Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

2001

Physical description

512 p.; 4.8 inches

ISBN

1902593480 / 9781902593487

Local notes

autobiography
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