4. The Strategy of Tension: Background and Precedents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Abbreviations xi
5. Introduction. Right, Left, Radical Right 1
6. 1. Fascist Resurgence and Reorganization, Ca. 1945–1955 15
7. 2. Ideologies, Myths, Ideologues 30
8. 3. The “Historic Groups”: Origins and Development 51
9. 4. The Strategy of Tension: Background and Precedents 69
10. 5. The Strategy of Tension: A Case Study 84
11. 6. The High Point of the Strategy of Tension: Attempted Coups and Massacres, 1970–1975 116
12. 7. The Last Phase: “Armed Spontaneity” 149
13. 8. Conclusion: From “Differentiated Men” to Skinheads? 188
14. Notes 203
15. References 263
16. Index 287