Revolution in the air: sixties radicals turn to Lenin, Mao, and Che

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Revolution in the Air is the definitive study of how radicals from the sixties movements embraced twentieth-century Marxism, and what movements of dissent today can learn from the legacies of Lenin, Mao and Che.;Cover Page; Halftitle Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Preface to the Paperback Edition; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I: A New Generation of Revolutionaries: 1968-1973; 1. "The System" Becomes The Target; 2. The Appeal of Third World Marxism; 3. The Transformation of New Left Radicalism; Part II: Gotta Get Down to It: 1968-1973; 4. A New Communist Movement Takes Shape; 5. Strongest Pole on the Anticapitalist Left; 6. Elaborate Doctrine, Weak Class Anchor; 7. Envisioning the Vanguard; 8. Bodies on the Line: The Culture of a Movement Cover Page Halftitle Page Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Contents Foreword Preface to the Paperback Edition Acknowledgements Introduction Part I: A New Generation of Revolutionaries: 1968-1973 1. "The System" Becomes The Target 2. The Appeal of Third World Marxism 3. The Transformation of New Left Radicalism Part II: Gotta Get Down to It: 1968-1973 4. A New Communist Movement Takes Shape 5. Strongest Pole on the Anticapitalist Left 6. Elaborate Doctrine, Weak Class Anchor 7. Envisioning the Vanguard 8. Bodies on the Line: The Culture of a Movement Part III: Battered by Recession, Restructuring and Reaction: 1974-19819. The Momentum Is Broken 10. China's New Policies Split the Movement 11. Rival Trends Try Party Building, Round Two 12. Fatal Crises and First Obituaries Part IV: Walking on Broken Glass: 1982-1992 13. The Survivors Build the Rainbow 14. The Collapse of Communism Part V: End of a Long March 15. Movement Veterans Adjust to Civilian Life 16. Lessons from the New Communist Movement Appendix: Glossary of New Communist Movement Organizations Bibliography Notes Index