Soldiers and Students: A Study of Right- and Left-Wing Radicals

Soldiers and Students (1975) examines the interactions between deprived and possessing parties in a scarcity-driven conflict, using case studies from recent Dutch history to illustrate the strategies of a military apparatus on the brink of politicization and left-wing radicalism among Dutch students in the sixties.

Format: Hardback
Length: 174 pages
Publication date: 06 November 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Soldiers and Students (1975) takes an innovative approach to the conflict between deprived and affluent parties in the context of scarcity. By examining the course of conflict, the film demonstrates how the actions of competing parties are interconnected, while also highlighting the distinct strategies they employ. Right-wing radicalism is explored through a study of military intervention in domestic politics, while left-wing radicalism is analyzed through the examination of student radicalism. Although the case studies primarily focus on recent Dutch history, the theoretical framework underlying the argument is comparative in nature. Thus, the Dutch military responses to Indonesia's decolonization serve as an illustrative example of a military apparatus on the cusp of politicization, while the radicalism among Dutch students in the sixties provides empirical evidence for the analysis of left-wing radicalism.

Weight: 490g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032600703