{"product_id":"outlaws-of-america-the-weather-underground-and-the-politics-of-solidarity-9781904859413","title":"Outlaws of America: The Weather Underground and the Politics of Solidarity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Dan Berger represents an emerging generation of radical activist scholars. A meticulously researched and well-referenced study of the Weather Underground. . . . A gripping story, drawing important lessons for the younger generation of activists.\"--Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, author of \u003ci\u003eOutlaw Woman: A Memoir of the War Years, 1960-1975\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOutlaws of America\u003c\/i\u003e brings to life the motivations and actions of America's most famous renegades, who bombed their way into history. Through detailed and original research, Dan Berger offers a nuanced and compelling portrait of the group that risked everything in opposition to war and racism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis explosive, engaging, and timely book uncovers the untold story of the Weather Underground, from its incendiary beginning to its tumultuous ending--never sparing a critical analysis of the group. Especially noteworthy is Berger's groundbreaking discussion of the infamous 1981 Brinks case, where former Weather Underground members allied with the Black Liberation Army in a failed robbery that resulted in the deaths of three men and the longtime incarceration of several activists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOutlaws of America\u003c\/i\u003e is culled from dozens of in-depth interviews with former Weather Underground members, as well as with civil rights activists, Black Panthers, Young Lords, and others--many of whom speak about their experiences publicly here for the first time. The book also features an extensive appendix including Weather Underground communiqu s, a chronology of actions, a collection of rare photographs, and current biographical sketches of many ex-Weather Underground members.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOutlaws of America\u003c\/i\u003e is published at a time of surging interest in the history of the group, immediately following the release of the Oscar-nominated documentary entitled \u003ci\u003eThe Weather Underground\u003c\/i\u003e, of which \u003ci\u003eOutlaws\u003c\/i\u003e is the essential companion volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDan Berger\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, activist, and PhD candidate at the University of Pennsylvania. A longtime anti-racism organizer, he is the co-editor of \u003ci\u003eLetters From Young Activists\u003c\/i\u003e (Nation Books, 2005).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e AK Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781904859413\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 6.30w x 1.08d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2006 pg. 150\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dan Berger","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40649237266613,"sku":"9781904859413","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_e99147a4-09c6-446d-b1c0-294ee536ab18.jpg?v=1627964683","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/outlaws-of-america-the-weather-underground-and-the-politics-of-solidarity-9781904859413","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}