{"product_id":"decolonizing-1968-9781501767715","title":"Decolonizing 1968","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDecolonizing 1968\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e explores how activists in 1968 transformed university campuses across Europe and North Africa into sites of contestation where students, administrators, and state officials collided over definitions of modernity and nationhood after empire.\u003c\/b\u003e Burleigh Hendrickson details protesters'' versions of events to counterbalance more visible narratives that emerged from state-controlled media centers and ultimately describes how the very education systems put in place to serve the French state during the colonial period ended up functioning as the crucible of postcolonial revolt. Hendrickson not only unearths complex connections among activists and their transnational networks across Tunis, Paris, and Dakar but also weaves together their overlapping stories and participation in France''s May ''68.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing global protest to demonstrate the enduring links between France and its former colonies,\u003ci\u003e Decolonizing 1968\u003c\/i\u003e traces the historical relationship\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrologue: An (In)Tense Reflection\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: 1968 in Postcolonial Time and Space\u003cbr\u003e 1. Colonialism, Intellectual Migration, and the New African University\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart One: 1968(s) in Tunis, Paris, and Dakar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2. Tunis: Student Protest, Transnational Activism, and Human Rights\u003cbr\u003e 3. Paris: Bringing the Third World to the Metropole\u003cbr\u003e 4. Dakar: The \"Other\" May '68\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart Two: Activism After 1968\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5. From Student to Worker Protest in Tunisia\u003cbr\u003e 6. Immigrant Activism and Activism for Immigrants in France\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Birth of Political Pluralism in Senegal\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: Toward a Decolonial Order of Things\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409368621399,"sku":"9781501767715","price":20.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781501767715.jpg?v=1730506563","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/decolonizing-1968-9781501767715","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}