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The Beginning of the End: France, May 1968, What Happened, Why it Happened

The Beginning of the End: France, May 1968, What Happened, Why it Happened

by Angelo Quattrocchi (Author)

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    Paperback 1998

    $27.08
Synopsis

In May 1968, France stood on the verge of full-blooded revolution. Here a rhythmic, vivid evocation from eyewitness Angelo Quattrocchi is complemented by Tom Nairn's cool and elegant appraisal to tell the astonishing story of the heady days. Paris is a battlefield of barricades, burning cars and CS gas. President de Gaulle's riot police publicly informed him that their loyalty could no longer be taken for granted. Meanwhile students and millions of young striking workers on the streets raise ideas that had previously been the sole province of radical philosophers: 'To Forbid is Forbidden', 'Be Reasonable...Demand the Impossible', 'Freedom is the Consciousness of Our Desires'.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 160
 Edition: Reprint
 Publisher: Verso
Published: 01 May 1998
ISBN 10: 1859842909
ISBN 13: 9781859842904

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An unconsciously situationist text. -- Guy Debord
Author Bio
Angelo Quattrocchi, anarchist and poet, reported from Paris on the May 1968 revolution for the Italian newspaper Avanti. He has subsequently worked as a scriptwriter for the BBC, Channel 4, and Italian television. Tom Nairn was a lecturer at Hornsey School of Art during its occupation in 1968. He is the author of The Enchanted Glass, The Break-up of Britain and Faces of Nationalism.