THE YEAR OF THE EVENTS: 1968

Ben Mercer

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THE YEAR OF THE EVENTS: 1968

Ben Mercer^*

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This chapter surveys the events of 1968 and the '68 years. The events of May 1968 - student revolt, general strike, and vacuum of state power - are placed in their long-term context. The impact of "1968" is analyzed via the education system, workers’ revolt, immigrant politics, feminism, and the rise and fall of Far Left gauchisme. In addition to outlining key interpretations in the historiography of 1968, the chapter sketches how the public memory of 1968 cohered around a myth of a progressive, if bland, event of cultural modernization.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Routledge Handbook of French History
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	574-584
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Electronic)	9781003823971
ISBN (Print)	9780367406820
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9780367808471-54
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2023

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