Nuclear terrorists : Patty Hearst and the terrorist family

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    Abstract

    Explores the stability of the institution of the nuclear family in the novel 'Black Abductor' and the kidnapping of Patricia Campbell Hearst by the Symbionese Liberation Army. Terrorism as a threat to the structure of sexual relations in modern society; Ways in which the text of the novel and the report on the kidnapping articulate cultural anxieties about the nuclear family; Incest theme of the novel.
    Original languageEnglish
    Number of pages18
    JournalHecate
    Publication statusPublished - 2002

    Keywords

    • Hearst, Patricia, 1954-
    • James, Harrison. Black Abductor
    • families in literature
    • kidnapping
    • nuclear families

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