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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779911903321

Autore

Feenberg Andrew

Titolo

When poetry ruled the streets : the French May events of 1968 / / Andrew Feenberg and Jim Freedman ; with a foreword by Douglas Kellner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany : , : State University of New York Press, , 2001

©2001

ISBN

0-7914-9063-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxiv, 192 pages) : illustrations, map

Altri autori (Persone)

FreedmanJim

Disciplina

944/.36

Soggetti

College students - Political activity - France - History - 20th century

General Strike, France, 1968

Radicalism - France - History - 20th century

Riots - France - Paris - History - 20th century

Working class - Political activity - France - Paris - History - 20th century

France Politics and government 1958-

Paris (France) History 1944-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-188) and index.

Sommario/riassunto

"More than a history, this book is a passionate reliving of the French May Events of 1968. The authors, ardent participants in the movement in Paris, documented the unfolding events as they pelted the police and ran from the tear gas grenades. Their account is imbued with the impassioned efforts of the students to ignite political awareness throughout society. Feenberg and Freedman select documents, graffiti, brochures, and posters from the movement and use them as testaments to a very different and exciting time. Their commentary, informed by the subsequent development of French culture and politics, offers useful background information and historical context for what may be the last great revolutionary challenge to the capitalist system."--Jacket