{"product_id":"the-harrisburg-7-and-the-new-catholic-left-40th-anniversary-edition-paperback","title":"The Harrisburg 7 and the New Catholic Left: 40th Anniversary Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam O'Rourke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"During the first three months of 1972 a trial took place in the middle district of Pennsylvania: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA versus Eqbal Ahmad, Philip Berrigan, Elizabeth McAlister, Neil McLaughlin, Anthony Scoblick, Mary Cain Scoblick, Joseph Wenderoth. The defendants stood accused of conspiring to raid federal offices, to bomb government property, and to kidnap presidential advisor Henry Kissinger. Six of those seven individuals are, or were, Roman Catholic clergy--priests and nuns. Members of the new 'Catholic Left.'\" --from the introduction \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen \u003ci\u003eThe Harrisburg 7 and the New Catholic Left\u003c\/i\u003e was originally published in 1972, it remained on \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \"New and Recommended\" list for six weeks and was selected as one of the Notable Books of the Year. Now, forty years later, William O'Rourke's book eloquently speaks to a new generation of readers interested in American history and the religious anti-war protest movements of the Vietnam era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e O'Rourke brings to life the seven anti-war activists, who were vigorously prosecuted for alleged criminal plots, filling in the drama of the case, the trial, the events, the demonstrations, the panels, and the people. O'Rourke includes a new afterword that presents a sketch of the evolution of protest groups from the 1960s and 1970s, including the history of the New Catholic Left for the past four decades, claiming that \"[a]fter the Harrisburg trial, the New Catholic Left became the New Catholic Right.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam O'Rourke is professor of English at the University of Notre Dame and the founding director of the graduate creative writing program. He is the author of four novels and five works of nonfiction, and the editor of two anthologies. His most recent books include \u003ci\u003eNotre Dame Review: The First Ten Years\u003c\/i\u003e, coedited with John Matthias (2009), and \u003ci\u003eOn Having a Heart Attack: A Medical Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e (2006), both published by the University of Notre Dame Press. A new book, \u003ci\u003eConfessions of a Guilty Freelancer\u003c\/i\u003e, is forthcoming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 342\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 15, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52694818586931,"sku":"9780268037338","price":50.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/RDFEd3dyQWJleEtFYXFkRWVHemFZQT09.webp?v=1763074456","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-harrisburg-7-and-the-new-catholic-left-40th-anniversary-edition-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}