In defining Action Directe's mixture of millenarianism, workerism and nihilism, this study explains why the group turned to a strategy of murderous strikes and how a revolutionary political faction emerged in a stable western society.
Acknowledgements, Abbreviations, 1. Interpreting Terrorism: A Case-study of Action directe, 2. French Traditions of Political Violence and Protest, 3. The Elusive Formula: Gauchisme, May 1968 and Action directe, 4. The History of Action directe: From Gauchisme to Nihilism, 5. The Ideological Trajectory of Action directe: Radicalization and Violent Protest, 6. Conclusions, Appendices, Bibliography, Index
