1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910597897403321

Autore

Hendrickson Burleigh J (Burleigh Joe)

Titolo

Decolonizing 1968 : Transnational Student Activism in Tunis, Paris, and Dakar / / Burleigh J. Hendrickson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cornell University Press, 2022

Ithaca, New York : , : Cornell University Press, , 2022

ISBN

1-5017-6624-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (237 pages)

Disciplina

371.8109611

Soggetti

Students - Political activity

Student movements

France

Senegal

Tunisia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliography and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Prologue: An (In)Tense Reflection -- Introduction: 1968 in Postcolonial Time and Space -- 1. Colonialism, Intellectual Migration, and the New African University -- Part One: 1968(s) in Tunis, Paris, and Dakar -- 2. Tunis: Student Protest, Transnational Activism, and Human Rights -- 3. Paris: Bringing the Third World to the Metropole -- 4. Dakar: The “Other” May ’68 -- Part Two: Activism after 1968 -- 5. From Student to Worker Protest in Tunisia -- 6. Immigrant Activism and Activism for Immigrants in France -- 7. The Birth of Political Pluralism in Senegal -- Conclusion: Toward a Decolonial Order of Things -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Decolonizing 1968 explores how activists in 1968 transformed university campuses across Europe and North Africa into sites of contestation where students, administrators, and state officials collided over definitions of modernity and nationhood after empire. Burleigh Hendrickson details protesters' versions of events to counterbalance more visible narratives that emerged from state-controlled media centers and ultimately describes how the very education systems put in



place to serve the French state during the colonial period ended up functioning as the crucible of postcolonial revolt. Hendrickson not only unearths complex connections among activists and their transnational networks across Tunis, Paris, and Dakar but also weaves together their overlapping stories and participation in France's May '68.  Using global protest to demonstrate the enduring links between France and its former colonies, Decolonizing 1968 traces the historical relationships between colonialism and 1968 activism, examining transnational networks that emerged and new human and immigrants' rights initiatives that directly followed. As a result, Hendrickson reveals that 1968 is not merely a flashpoint in the history of left-wing protest but a key turning point in the history of decolonization.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910785618503321

Autore

Kahrl Fredrich

Titolo

Climate change in California [[electronic resource] ] : risk and response / / Fredrich Kahrl and David Roland-Holst

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012

ISBN

1-283-57150-1

9786613883957

0-520-95380-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (169 p.)

Collana

A Stephen Bechtel fund book in ecology and the environment

Altri autori (Persone)

Roland-HolstDavid W

Disciplina

363.738/7409794

Soggetti

Climatic changes - California

Climatic changes - Economic aspects - California

Climatic changes - Environmental aspects - California

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-154) index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Economic Perspectives on Climate Adaptation -- 2. Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing -- 3. Water -- 4. Energy -- 5. Transportation -- 6. Tourism and Recreation -- 7. Real Estate and Insurance -- 8. Public Health -- 9. Revelation or Revolution? -- Notes



-- Index

Sommario/riassunto

California is synonymous with opportunity, prosperity, and natural beauty, but climate change will certainly influence the state's future. Changes will affect the economy, natural resources, public health, agriculture, and the livelihoods of its residents. But how big is the risk? How will Californians adapt? What will it cost? This book is the first to ask and attempt to answer these and other questions so central to the long-term health of the state. While California is undeniably unique and diverse, the challenges it faces will be mirrored everywhere. This succinct and authoritative review of the latest evidence suggests feasible changes that can sustain prosperity, mitigate adverse impacts of climate change, and stimulate research and policy dialog across the globe. The authors argue that the sooner society recognizes the reality of climate change risk, the more effectively we can begin adaptation to limit costs to present and future generations. They show that climate risk presents a new opportunity for innovation, supporting aspirations for prosperity in a lower carbon, climate altered future where we can continue economic progress without endangering the environment and ourselves.