| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 238 pages) |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Police Conception of History; 2. Forms and Practices; 3. Different Windows, Same Faces; 4. Consensus and Its Undoing; List of Abbreviations; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
"During May 1968, students and workers in France united in the biggest strike and the largest mass movement in French history. Protesting capitalism, American imperialism, and Gaullism, 9 million people from all walks of life, from shipbuilders to department store clerks, stopped working. The nation was paralyzed - no sector of the workplace was untouched. Yet, just thirty years later, the mainstream image of May '68 in France has become that of a mellow youth revolt, a cultural transformation stripped of its violence and profound sociopolitical implications." "Kristin Ross shows how the current official memory of May '68 came to serve a political agenda antithetical to the movement's aspirations. She examines the roles played by sociologists, repentant ex-student leaders, and the mainstream media in giving what was a political event a predominantly cultural and ethical meaning."--Jacket |
| Analysis |
student protest, strike, france, capitalism, imperialism, gaullism, employment, labor movement, seattle, world trade organization, demonstrations, anti-mcdonalds, vietnam, algeria, colonialism, police violence, equality, memory, history, politics, nonfiction, activism, workers rights, grassroots, shipbuilders, commerce, retail, manufacturing |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Riots -- France -- Paris.
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HISTORY.
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Politics and government
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Riots
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Mei-beweging (1968)
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Collectief geheugen.
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Geschiedvervalsing.
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Politieke aspecten.
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| SUBJECT |
France -- Politics and government -- 1958- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85051489
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| Subject |
France
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France -- Paris
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2001052762 |
| ISBN |
9780226728001 |
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0226728005 |
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1282537652 |
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9781282537651 |
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9786612537653 |
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6612537655 |
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