Bringing the war home

Describes the turmoil of the 1960's and 1970's in America as young, middle-class radicals from prosperous families attempted to overthrow the government by armed force. Conveys the intensity of moral purpose and political conviction that drove some of the radicals to violence and interprets the logic of these movements as well as the limits of dissent in democratic societies. Also illuminates pressing issues about the role of militancy in contemporary protest movements.