Europe's 1968 : voices of revolt / edited by Robert Gildea, James Mark, Anette Warring.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gildea, Robert.

Mark, James.

Warring, Anette, 1958-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nineteen sixty-eight, A.D--Cross-cultural studies.

Nineteen sixty-eight, A.D.

Protest movements--Europe--Cross-cultural studies.

Protest movements.

Social change--Europe--Cross-cultural studies.

Social change.

Europe--Social conditions--20th century.

Europe.

Social conditions.

Genre:

Cross-cultural studies.

Physical Description:

xiv, 382 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Summary:

By the late 1960s, in a Europe divided by the Cold War and challenged by global revolution in Latin America, Asia, and Africa, thousands of young people threw themselves into activism to change both the world and themselves. This new and exciting study of 'Europe's 1968' is based on the rich oral histories of nearly 500 former activists collected by an international team of historians across fourteen countries. Activists' own voices reflect on how they were drawn into activism, how they worked and struggled together, how they combined the political and the personal in their lives, and the pride or regret with which they look back on those momentous years. Themes explored include generational revolt and activists' relationship with their families, the meanings of revolution, transnational encounters and spaces of revolt, faith and radicalism, dropping out, gender and sexuality, and revolutionary violence.

Contents:

Part I Becoming an Activist

1 Awakenings / Rebecca Clifford Clifford, Rebecca, Robert Gildea Gildea, Robert, James Mark Mark, James 21

2 Families / Piotr Oseka Oseka, Piotr, Polymeris Voglis Voglis, Polymeris, Anna von der Goltz Goltz, Anna von der 46

3 Inspirations / James Mark Mark, James, Nigel Townson Townson, Nigel, Polymeris Voglis Voglis, Polymeris 72

Part II Being an Activist

4 Revolutions / Marie Cerná Cerná, Marie, John Davis Davis, John, Robert Gildea Gildea, Robert, Piotr Oseka Oseka, Piotr 107

5 Encounters / James Mark Mark, James, Anna von der Goltz Goltz, Anna von der 131

6 Spaces / Rebecca Clifford Clifford, Rebecca, Juliane Fürst Fürst, Juliane, Robert Gildea Gildea, Robert, James Mark Mark, James, Piotr Oseka Oseka, Piotr, Chris Reynolds Reynolds, Chris 164

7 Drop-outs / John Davis Davis, John, Juliane Fürst Fürst, Juliane 193

8 Faith / Péter Apor Apor, Péter, Rebecca Clifford Clifford, Rebecca, Nigel Townson Townson, Nigel 211

9 Gender and sexuality / Rebecca Clifford Clifford, Rebecca, Robert Gildea Gildea, Robert, Anette Warring Warring, Anette 239

10 Violence / Robert Gildea Gildea, Robert, Gudni Jóhannesson Jóhannesson, Gudni, Chris Reynolds Reynolds, Chris, Polymeris Voglis Voglis, Polymeris 258

Part III Making Sense of Activism

11 Reflections / James Mark Mark, James, Anna von der Goltz Goltz, Anna von der, Anette Warring Warring, Anette 283.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780199587513

0199587515

OCLC:

809977208