1968 :
memories and legacies of a global revolt /
edited by Philipp Gassert and Martin Klimke.
Description
- Language(s)
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English
- Published
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Washington, D.C. : German Historical Institute, c2009.
- Summary
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Protests and demonstrations, sometimes violent, swept the globe in 1968, from the Americas to Europe, Africa, and Asia. The introduction to this collection of essays notes: "...the rebellious young people of 1968 sincerely believed they were involved in a struggle against established orders (and world orders) worldwide." Herein one finds accounts of the anti-war left, the Prague Spring, and dozens of other protest movements.
- Note
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Cover title.
- Physical Description
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266 p. :
ill. ;
26 cm.
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