Free UK Delivery
100% recyclable packaging
Proud to be B-Corp
The Revolutionists: The Story of the Extremists Who Hijacked the 1970s (SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2025)
The Revolutionists: The Story of the Extremists Who Hijacked the 1970s (SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2025)
Product Details:
| Category: | Books |
|---|---|
| ISBN: | 1847926061 |
| Title: | The Revolutionists: The Story of the Extremists Who Hijacked the 1970s (SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2025) The Cheap Fast Free Post |
| Author: | Burke, Jason |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Year Published: | 2025 |
| Number of Pages: | 768 |
| Book Binding: | Hardback |
| Prizes: | Long-listed for Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2025 (UK) |
| Book Condition: | VERYGOOD |
| SKU: | GOR014565340 |
Item description
** SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2025 **
**A FINANICIAL TIMES AND ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF 2025**
A thrilling and unprecedented account of the radicalism and political extremism that gripped the 1970s a seismic decade that transformed the modern world.
'Brilliant ... An astonishing window not just into the origins of modern terrorism but also into our own age' RORY STEWART
Extraordinary told with cool authority and a novelist's eye for detail' RORY CARROLL, author of Killing Thatcher
In the 1970s, a network of extremists terrorised the West with intricately planned plane hijackings and hostage-takings. Among them were the glamorous Leila Khaled, hard-drinking Carlos the Jackal, and radical leftists of the Baader-Meinhof Gang. United by their hatred of Israel, capitalism and Western imperialism, they unleashed a series of audacious attacks that brought governments to their knees and glued the world to their tv screens.
Drawing on decades of research, recently declassified government files, secret documents, and first-hand interviews with hijackers, spies, witnesses and victims, Jason Burke takes us inside these often-deadly operations. Through the perpetrators eyes and of the unrelenting agents who hunted them down he uncovers a dark, complex world of loyalty, betrayal and commitment to change at any cost.
Pitching us into these tumultuous times, The Revolutionists reveals how a campaign led by secular leftist revolutionaries gave way to a far more lethal movement of conservative religious fanaticism that would dominate the decades to come. It is impossible to understand the world today without reading this book.
'A book that historians will be profiting from for many decades to come' TOM HOLLAND
As compelling as the best of spy thrillers FERGAL KEANE, BBC Correspondent and author of The Madness
'Riveting' LINDSEY HILSUM, International Editor, Channel 4 News
Please note
Payment
Unfortunately, we're currently unable to provide combined shipping rates.
Delivery
The average shipping times for our orders are as follows:
UK:
2-3 Working DaysEurope:
5-18 Working DaysNorth America:
5-30 Working DaysRest of World:
5-30 Working DaysOur poly packaging is made with 30% recycled plastic content and can be recycled with other soft plastic (such as carrier bags). Our cardboard packaging is also 100% recyclable and you can pop this straight into your recycling bin at home. So be sure to recycle your Wob packaging and help to give it a second life!
If ordering within the UK, please allow the maximum 10 business days before you contact us with about the delivery. Once this has passed, please get in touch with us so we can help you.
Customer service
We offer a 100% money back guarantee. We're committed to making sure every single customer is entirely satisfied with their purchase and our service. If you have any issues or concerns, please contact our customer service team and they will be more than happy to help.
About us
In 2002, World of Books was founded on an ethos to do good, protect the planet, and support charities by enabling more goods to be reused. Since then, we've grown into a global pioneer, dedicated to helping people read more and waste less.
Through the World of Books brand, customers can now buy and sell with us! We provide affordable, preloved books to book lovers all around the world, while also giving people the opportunity to contribute to the circular economy, earn money and protect the planet by trading in their unwanted books and media for cash.
Through the B2B side of our business we've developed technology to help charities sell in bulk, meaning they can clear much needed floor space and make money for great causes at the same time.
A new book will be sold once but their stories can be enjoyed by more than one owner. After all, a story doesn't change because it's been read before!Our Sustainable Work
We may have grown, but our mission has never changed. We're a circular economy, for-profit company that protects the planet and supports charities by helping people reuse books, DVDs, CDs, games and more! That's why we've been awarded B Corp status - meaning we're a business that meets the highest standard of social and environmental performance, public transparency and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose. In short, we care about people and the planet!
