Outlaws of America: The Weather Underground and the Politics of Solidarity
by Dan Berger
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Author: Dan BergerEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-11-01
ISBN: 1904859410
Number of pages: 450
Publisher: AK Press
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Book Review: A flawed look at an interesting movement
Summary: 3 Stars
The book's coverage of the movement and the formation of the Weather Underground Organisation (WUO) out of the Weathermen faction of Students for a Democratic Society is good and seems well researched, but after the Weathermen's move underground the narrative becomes much weaker. There is little information on what the WUO did for much of the time; their bombings and publications are described, but there were only a handful of each, which left me wondering what happened for the rest of the time as the WUO was active for several years. I also felt that there could have been more biographical information on the people involved; I certainly didn't get a feel for the people involved in the WUO and the book seemed to focus on too few people involved (presumably this was due to the author not being able to talk to other members, but it still felt like I wasn't seeing the whole picture). Several times illegal activities by COINTELPRO (a FBI force working to capture left-wing activists) are mentioned, but there are only the most cursory description of what these activities were. In general there could have been a lot more information on police and FBI investigations of the WUO.
The author identifies himself as an 'activist' and his sympathies with the WUO and similar organisations are very apparent. He tends to use highly charged language (e.g. referring to imprisoned Weather Underground members as 'political prisoners' and frequently talks about people 'murdered' by police); I found this a bit irritating and made the book seem to lack objectivity (even though Berger does criticise the WUO).
All in all, this book does contain some interesting information, but I can't recommend it. I found the 2004 film 'The Weather Underground' provided a better insight into the group.
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