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Record Nr.

UNISA996435448603316

Autore

Pagis Julie

Titolo

May '68 : shaping political generations / / Julie Pagis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam : , : Amsterdam University Press, , 2018

ISBN

90-485-3412-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Protest and social movements

Disciplina

944.083

Soggetti

Riots - France - Paris - History - 20th century

General Strike, France, 1968

Student movements - France - Paris - 20th century

Social change - France - History - 20th century

Intergenerational relations - France

France Politics and government 1958-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published as Mai 68, un paveĢ dans leur histoire (2014)

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Jan 2021).

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Table of contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of acronyms and political organisations -- Introduction -- 1. The roots of participation in May '68 -- 2. Shaping the event: Socialisation effects and registers of participation -- 3. The long-term consequences of May '68 -- 4. Working to avoid social reproduction -- 5. Changing one's life to change the world? The politicisation of the private sphere -- 6. Micro-units of Generation '68 -- 7. A ricochet effect on the next generation? -- Conclusion: The Event, a frame for political resocialisation -- Appendix 1. List of interviews conducted with the ex-'68ers cited -- Appendix 2. List of interviews conducted with the "children of ex-'68ers" cited -- Appendix 3. Micro-units of Generation '68 -- Bibliography -- Index -- Protest and Social Movements

Sommario/riassunto

Much as in other locations around the world, civil uprising, particularly rooted in the activism of young people and students, plagued France during May of 1968. Massive strikes and occupations succeeded in paralysing France's economy and bringing the country to the verge of a leftist revolution. This book studies the life trajectories of many ordinary protestors during the period, using statistics and personal



narratives to analyse how this activism arose, its impact on people's personal and professional lives, and its transmission through familial generations.