The Basque Insurgents: Eta, 1952-1980 [Hardcover]

Robert P. Clark (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1984

Blamed, at first, by the Spanish government for the recent Madrid train bombings, ETA (Euzkadi ta Askatasuna), the Basque nationalist organization, has been perhaps the most violent insurgent group on the European continent. Yet little is known about it outside of Spain. This book, now back in print, offers a full analytical study of ETA.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“[Clark’s] book provides an excellent chronological history of the movement and a perceptive analysis of the social origins of ETA militants and of their popular support.  It is certainly the clearest, fullest, and most scholarly account to date in any language of ETA’s chequered and kaleidoscopic history.”—Paul Preston, Times Literary Supplement --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Robert P. Clark is a renowned expert on the Basque situation and on radical politics. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 400 pages
• Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Pr (May 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0299096505
• ISBN-13: 978-0299096502
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,864,947 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ETA - from fighters against state terrorism to terrorists, February 11, 2001

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Martyn Richard Jones "Martyn Richard Jones" (Cordoba, Spain) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Basque Insurgents: Eta, 1952-1980 (Hardcover)

This book explains in some detail the transition of ETA from a primarily political oriented insurgence group that broke from the Basque Nationalist Party in the late 50's, and as a response to the unrelenting state repression and state terrorism exercized by Franco and his henchmen, to the organazation that is the ETA of recent times - 1980.

In some ways the evolution of ETA mirrors that of the IRA, whose folk heros show scant resemblance to the bearers of unwanted gifts of just yesterday.

Still nothing is really black and white, and this book just emphasizes that aspect.

regards,

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8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's posible to study ETA using statistics!, July 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Basque Insurgents: Eta, 1952-1980 (Hardcover)

An extraordinary vision of ETA evolution through the 60s and 70s. The fights, the politics and the repressions are observed by a new angle: the statistic data that the organization leave behind. Following other titles of Robert P. Clark, this book is essential for anyone that is interested in ETA and in the Basque country. Be aware: after you read this book, your perception of this terrorist organization will probably change. By Gonçalo Pereira

2 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars rationalizes eta even when clearly a terrorist outfit, July 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Basque Insurgents: Eta, 1952-1980 (Hardcover)

it's a partisan and biased account of a brutal and terrorist organization with both fascist and nazi features.it simplifies a rather complex situation and praises violence in its worst forms.