Granny made me an anarchist

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'This sharp firecracker of an autobiography explodes with wit and wisdom. It reads like a thriller laced with political polemic and fused with an affectionate portrait of a tough Glaswegian upbringing' íme Out In 1964, Christie was arrested in Madrid and charged with attempting to assassinate General Franco. He was 18, far from his home in Glasgow, and could speak no Spanish. The worst part was that the accusation was true. Christie was convicted, and became Britains most famous anarchist. In 1972 he was arrested again, this time in Britain, suspected of being a member of The Angry Brigádé. The trial became a sensational confrontation between the state and those who tried to overthrow it. Christie was acquitted; his co-defendants were all sent to gaol. These events bookend a remarkable era in British history - a period when people thought the government might crumble and the country be made anew. 'Crammed with incident that is described with no small amount of wit. Even at the... Tovább

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'This sharp firecracker of an autobiography explodes with wit and wisdom. It reads like a thriller laced with political polemic and fused with an affectionate portrait of a tough Glaswegian upbringing' íme Out In 1964, Christie was arrested in Madrid and charged with attempting to assassinate General Franco. He was 18, far from his home in Glasgow, and could speak no Spanish. The worst part was that the accusation was true. Christie was convicted, and became Britains most famous anarchist. In 1972 he was arrested again, this time in Britain, suspected of being a member of The Angry Brigádé. The trial became a sensational confrontation between the state and those who tried to overthrow it. Christie was acquitted; his co-defendants were all sent to gaol. These events bookend a remarkable era in British history - a period when people thought the government might crumble and the country be made anew. 'Crammed with incident that is described with no small amount of wit. Even at the hands of the BPS, Franco s secret police, and facing the prospect of being either "disappeared" or publicly garroted, he retains a grim sense of humour' Independent on Sundav 'Stuart Christie s anarchist activities and brushes with the law make the Sex Pistols look like choirboys' Sunday Express 'A fascinating personal account... a remarkable picture of the late 20th century' Noam Chomsky Vissza