Book contents
- Student Revolt in 1968
- New Studies in European History
- Student Revolt in 1968
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction: History, Myth and Memory of 1968
- Part I Education and Culture
- Part II The Politics of Revolt
- Part III Crisis of the University
- Conclusion
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Introduction: History, Myth and Memory of 1968
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 November 2019
Book contents
- Student Revolt in 1968
- New Studies in European History
- Student Revolt in 1968
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction: History, Myth and Memory of 1968
- Part I Education and Culture
- Part II The Politics of Revolt
- Part III Crisis of the University
- Conclusion
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The introduction examines the way the 1960s, and 1968 in particular, have been interpreted, and argues that the explanation of the revolts of the 1960s has often remained trapped in recovering or puncturing the revolutionary mythology of the events. It argues instead that the most important implications of the student protests of 1968 may not be in their long-term consequences, but in the short-term possibilities they demonstrated.
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- Student Revolt in 1968France, Italy and West Germany, pp. 1 - 22Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019