{"product_id":"are-you-willing-to-die-chris-oliveros-9781770466616","title":"Are You Willing to Die for the Cause","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA deep dive into a contentious and dramatic period in Canadian history--the rise of a militant separatist group whose effects still reverberate today. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt started in 1963, when a dozen mailboxes in a wealthy Montreal neighborhood were blown to bits by handmade bombs. By the following year, a guerrilla army camp was set up deep in the woods, with would-be soldiers training for armed revolt. Then, in 1966, two high-school students dropped off bombs at factories, causing fatalities. What was behind these concerted, often bungled acts of terrorism, and how did they last for nearly eight years? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAre You Willing to Die for the Cause?\u003c\/i\u003e, Quebec-born cartoonist Chris Oliveros sets out to dispel common misconceptions about the birth and early years of a movement that, while now defunct, still holds a tight grip on the hearts and minds of Quebec citizenry and Canadian politics. There are no initials more volatile in Quebec history than FLQ--the Front de lib駻ation du Qu饕ec (or, in English, the Quebec Liberation Front). The original goal of this socialist movement was to fight for workers' rights of the French majority who found their rights trampled on by English bosses. The goal became ridding the province of its English oppression by means of violent revolution. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing dozens of obscure and long-forgotten sources, Oliveros skillfully weaves a comics oral history where the activists, employers, politicians, and secretaries piece together the sequence of events. At times humorous, other times dramatic, and always informative, \u003ci\u003eAre You Willing to Die for the Cause?\u003c\/i\u003e shines a light on just how little it takes to organize dissent and who people trust to overthrow the government.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chris Oliveros\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1770466614\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770466616\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 6.70w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/16\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2023 pg. 35\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/03\/2023","brand":"Chris Oliveros","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44123144257791,"sku":"9781770466616","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cee0c5f3-1a50-40d2-a0e8-8172d5738858.jpg?v=1687429180","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/are-you-willing-to-die-chris-oliveros-9781770466616","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}