Direct Action: Memoirs Of An Urban Guerrilla
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Direct Action: Memoirs of an Urban Guerrilla is a book written by the Canadian
anarchist
Ann Hansen
after she had been incarcerated for eight years for the bombing of the Litton Industries
about the urban guerrilla
Direct Action
(also known as Squamish Five and Vancouver Five). In the book, Hansen concedes tactical mistakes, but maintains the necessity of militant opposition to capitalist states.
It was published by the anarchist book publisher AK Press
on January 1, 2001. An audio release on CD was released by the left-wing
Canadian
record label G7 Welcoming Committee Records
on October 14, 2003 under the name Direct Action: Reflections on Armed Resistance and the Squamish Five.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
anarchist
Anarchism
Anarchism is generally defined as the political philosophy which holds the state to be undesirable, unnecessary, and harmful, or alternatively as opposing authority in the conduct of human relations...
Ann Hansen
Ann Hansen
Ann Hansen is a Canadian anarchist and former member of Direct Action, a guerrilla organization famous for the 1982 bombing of a Litton Industries plant, which made components for American cruise missiles. She was sentenced to life in prison, but was released after eight years. Hansen wrote of her...
after she had been incarcerated for eight years for the bombing of the Litton Industries
Litton Industries
Named after inventor Charles Litton, Sr., Litton Industries was a large defense contractor in the United States, bought by the Northrop Grumman Corporation in 2001.-History:...
about the urban guerrilla
Guerrilla warfare
Guerrilla warfare is a form of irregular warfare and refers to conflicts in which a small group of combatants including, but not limited to, armed civilians use military tactics, such as ambushes, sabotage, raids, the element of surprise, and extraordinary mobility to harass a larger and...
Direct Action
Squamish Five
The Squamish Five were a group of self-styled "urban guerrillas" active in Canada during the early 1980s. Their chosen name was Direct Action....
(also known as Squamish Five and Vancouver Five). In the book, Hansen concedes tactical mistakes, but maintains the necessity of militant opposition to capitalist states.
It was published by the anarchist book publisher AK Press
AK Press
AK Press is a worker-managed independent publisher and book distributor that specialises in radical left and anarchist literature. It is collectively owned and operated.-History:...
on January 1, 2001. An audio release on CD was released by the left-wing
Far left
Far left, also known as the revolutionary left, radical left and extreme left are terms which refer to the highest degree of leftist positions among left-wing politics...
Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
record label G7 Welcoming Committee Records
G7 Welcoming Committee Records
G7 Welcoming Committee Records is a Canadian independent record label started by Chris Hannah and Jord Samolesky of punk band Propagandhi, and their friend Regal in 1997...
on October 14, 2003 under the name Direct Action: Reflections on Armed Resistance and the Squamish Five.