{"product_id":"are-you-willing-to-die-for-the-cause-paperback","title":"Are You Willing to Die for the Cause - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChris Oliveros\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe critically acclaimed graphic novel about Quebec's contentious history by the founder of D+Q-is now in paperback.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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 guerilla army training 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? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChris Oliveros sets out to dispel common misconceptions about the birth and early years of a now-defunct movement whose legacy still holds a tight grip on Canadian politics and the hearts and minds of Quebec. The Front de libération du Québec (or in English, the Quebec Liberation Front), began as a socialist movement with a goal of championing workers' rights among the province's French-speaking majority. Their goal? Ridding the province of English business owner oppression by any means necessary-including 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 how just little it takes to organize dissent and who people trust to overthrow the government.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChris Oliveros\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1966 in Montreal and grew up in the nearby suburb of Chomedey, Laval. He founded Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly in 1989 and was the publisher for the following twenty-five years. Oliveros stepped down from D+Q in 2015 to work on \u003ci\u003eAre You Willing to Die for the Cause?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 7.95 x 6.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 20, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42152368636039,"sku":"9781770467439","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/8fb750f8267623f1058d3f330ab45a22.webp?v=1733213888","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/are-you-willing-to-die-for-the-cause-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}