"Tariq Ali has not lost the passion and vim which made him a symbol of the spirit of '68 . has not seen fit to join forces with the terminally cynical, or set up a graven god that can be accused of failing . Ali has spent much of his life documenting America as the arsenal of counter-revolution." --Christopher Hitchens, Observer "Has me rapt on the hearthrug, peering into the embers of memory . the memoir proposes that the overriding themes were the confrontation with US imperialism . the efforts of a generation to shake off the shackles of social-democracy and conduct war on capitalism à l'outrance." --Alexander Cockburn, Guardian "We need to remember the sixties, and Tariq Ali's book is valuable and well presented evidence of the time . as Ali points out the transition from revolutionary to arch-conservative is nothing new .

we may frequently have been misguided, but nothing is sadder than a generation without a cause." --John Mortimer, Sunday Times " Street Fighting Years is readable, informative and also inspirational . the recollections of a person who has remained true to himself." -- Sydney Morning Herald.