Children of Communism: Politicizing Youth Revolt in Communist Budapest in the 1960s

by Sándor Horváth

Book Overview

As the sun set on June 8, 1969, a group of teenagers gathered near a massive tree in a main square of Budapest to mourn the untimely death of Rolling Stones guitarist Brian Jones. By the end of the evening, sirens blared, teens were interrogated, and the myth of the most notorious juvenile gang in Budapest was born.

The origin of the Great Tree Gang became an elaborately cultivated morality tale of the dangers posed by allegedly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253059720
• ISBN13: 9780253059727
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher