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Provo

Provo

Amsterdam's Anarchist Revolt

by Richard Kempton
Paperback
Publication Date: 15/06/2007

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This is the first book-length English-language study of Holland's legendary insurrectional movement. In an introduction and eight chapters, Richard Kempton narrates the rise and fall of Provo from early Dutch "Happenings" staged in 1962 through to the so-called "Death of Provo" in 1967, including Robert Jasper Grootveld's anarchist anti-cancer campaigns, the riots against Princess Beatrix's marriage to an ex-Nazi, and the famous White Bicycle program. Then, in seven appendices, he comments on parallel contemporary and near-contemporary movements, including Dada and Situationism; studies Amsterdam's previous anarchist traditions; chronicles the spread of Provo through the Netherlands and the development of the Kabouter (Gnome) party; and offers an existentialist critique of Provo and other anarchist movements of the '60s. This unique book is based on extensive primary research and includes a selective bibliography of the Dutch-language sources.
ISBN:
9781570271816
9781570271816
Category:
Political science & theory
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
15-06-2007
Publisher:
Autonomedia
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
160
Dimensions (mm):
229x152x9mm
Weight:
0.23kg

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