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Jason Burke discusses the rise of leftist radical groups in the 1970s and their impact on global events.

In the 1970s, extremists like Leila Khaled, Carlos the Jackal, and the Baader-Meinhof Gang captured the world's attention with their hijackings and murders. In The Revolutionists , Jason Burke takes on an incredible journey from how various groups of leftist radicals took on Israel and the West and then morphed into something entirely more dangerous. Patreon members get extra time: 15 more minutes, in which you get to see behind the scenes and find out how the book was written. You can subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/15MinuteBookClub Buy T he Revolutionists: The Story of the Extremists Who Hijacked the 1970s at our Bookshop.org shop. Support authors, indie bookshops and us! UK Link: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/16621/9781847926067 US Link: https://bookshop.org/a/118682/9780525659433 Visit our Bookshop with books from all of our guests via the links below: (UK) https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub (US) https://bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub Patreon members get extra time: 15 more minutes, in which you get to see behind the scenes and find out how the book was written. You can subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/15MinuteBookClub Watch the video version…

People in this episode

Hosts: Alex Churchill, Matt Bone

Guest: Jason Burke

Topics covered

• extremism
• 1970s
• leftist radicals
• hijackings
• historical analysis

Keywords

• extremists
• hijackings
• 1970s
• Leila Khaled
• Carlos the Jackal
• Baader-Meinhof Gang
• radicalism

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Organizations: Patreon, Bookshop.org

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