Ulrike Meinhof and West German Terrorism: Language, Violence, and Identity

by Sarah Colvin

First specialized study of Meinhof and the RAF in English, focusing on their use of language to justify extreme violence.

In 1970 Ulrike Meinhof abandoned a career as a political journalist to join the Red Army Faction; captured as a terrorist along with other members of the group in 1972, she died an unexplained death in a high-security prison in 1976. A charismatic spokesperson for the RAF, she has often come near to being idealized as a...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571134158
• ISBN13: 9781571134158
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Camden House (NY)
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.2" x 6.2"