Mayo del 68, cuarenta años después. Entre herencias y controversias.
Was May of ´68 a revolt or revolution? Was it a student movement or a working-class one? Was May of ´68 French or global in character? May of ´68, which combined unprecedented student protests with a massive general strike, left a strong imprint on the political, social, and cultural development of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidad de los Andes
2009-08-01
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| Series: | Revista de Estudios Sociales |
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| Online Access: | http://res.uniandes.edu.co/view.php/593/1.php |
| Summary: | Was May of ´68 a revolt or revolution? Was it a student movement or a working-class one? Was May of ´68 French or global in character? May of ´68, which combined unprecedented student protests with a massive general strike, left a strong imprint on the political, social, and cultural development of French society. Starting with a contextualization of the “facts,” this article reflects on the direct and indirect effects, as well as controversies, that May of ´68 still generates forty years later. It emphasizes the way that young people today perceive the events of period and how May of ´68 was at the center of the 2007 French presidential campaign. |
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| ISSN: | 0123-885X 1900-5180 |