May '68 and its afterlives
Ross, Kristin.
May '68 and its afterlives [electronic resource] / May 1968 and its afterlives Kristin Ross. - University of Chicago Press, 2002. - 1 online resource (ix, 238 p.)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
"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.
9780226728001 (electronic bk.) 0226728005 (electronic bk.)
Riots--France--Paris.
Émeutes--France--Paris.
HISTORY.
Mei-beweging (1968)
Collectief geheugen.
Geschiedvervalsing.
Politieke aspecten.
France--Politics and government--1958-
France--Politique et gouvernement--1958-
Electronic books.
DC412 / .R67 2002eb
944/.36
May '68 and its afterlives [electronic resource] / May 1968 and its afterlives Kristin Ross. - University of Chicago Press, 2002. - 1 online resource (ix, 238 p.)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
"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.
9780226728001 (electronic bk.) 0226728005 (electronic bk.)
Riots--France--Paris.
Émeutes--France--Paris.
HISTORY.
Mei-beweging (1968)
Collectief geheugen.
Geschiedvervalsing.
Politieke aspecten.
France--Politics and government--1958-
France--Politique et gouvernement--1958-
Electronic books.
DC412 / .R67 2002eb
944/.36