The Red Brigades and the Discourse of Violence: Revolution and Restoration

ISBN-13: 9781138776920 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 190 str.

Marco Briziarelli

Opis

This text explores the communicative practices of the Italian radical group Red Brigades (Brigate Rosse, or BR), the relationship the group established with the Italian press, and the specific social historical context in which the BR developed both its own self-understanding and its complex dialectical connection with the society at large.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. Past, Present, and Future  3. Competing Voices  4. An Italian Narrative (1943-80)  5. Operation Sunflower  6. Operation Fritz  7. Conclusions

O autorze

Marco Briziarelli is Assistant Professor in the Department of Communicationand Journalism atthe University of New Mexico.