{"product_id":"prelude-to-revolution-france-in-may-1968-9781608462735","title":"Prelude To Revolution: France in May 1968","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrelude to Revolution is an essential history of the May 1968 protests and upheaval in France, during which French workers staged the first wildcat general strike in history and the largest general strike to this day. Daniel Singer discusses how these actions changed the world. Prelude to Revolution is the indispensable study of May 1968. Many generations have looked to older editions of this book for inspiration. Singer was widely considered the most adept interpreter of European politics for American audiences. He shows here how change happens - and why it is needed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"If Marx had been living in Paris during May 1968, he might have written this book.\"—New Republic  \"An intimate and intricate account of the events in Paris by one who knew almost every cobblestone in the Latin Quarter.\" —Michael Foot  \"Daniel Singer is the left's most brilliant arsonist. He sets ablaze whole forests of dessicated cliches about the end of history' and the triumph of the market' in order to light the way forward for the next generation of radical thinkers and activists.\" -- Mike Davis  \"Daniel Singer is the premier progressive interpreter of European affairs. His courageous vision and sophisticated analysis gives us hope even in this ice age of fashionable neoliberalism and conservatism.\" -- Cornel West  \"I can think of no journalist more versed, more hip to what is happening in Europe today than Daniel Singer.  -- Studs Terkel\u003cbr\u003e\"If Marx had been living in Paris during May 1968, he might have written this book.\"—New Republic  \"An intimate and intricate account of the events in Paris by one who knew almost every cobblestone in the Latin Quarter.\" —Michael Foot  \"Daniel Singer is the left's most brilliant arsonist. He sets ablaze whole forests of dessicated cliches about the end of history' and the triumph of the market' in order to light the way forward for the next generation of radical thinkers and activists.\" -- Mike Davis  \"Daniel Singer is the premier progressive interpreter of European affairs. His courageous vision and sophisticated analysis gives us hope even in this ice age of fashionable neoliberalism and conservatism.\" -- Cornel West  \"I can think of no journalist more versed, more hip to what is happening in Europe today than Daniel Singer.  -- Studs Terkel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface     vii  Part One     The meaning of May    1  Part Two     The Hidden Powder Keg    37      University in Turmoil     41      Society in Flux     69      \"A Class for Itself\"?     91      The Dynamics of Youth, or Angry Young Men     106  Part Three     The Explosion     113      The Student Uprising (May 3–May 13)     115      The Workers Take Over (May 14–May 27)      152      How Not to Seize Power (May 27– May 31)     186      From General Strike to General Election     206  PART FOUR     The Fallout     221      No Peasants on Their Backs     223      Anarchy and Dual Power     232      The \"New Proletarians\"?     243      Cultural Revolution     260      The Would–Be Soviets     269      The Negative Hero     276  PART FIVE     In Search of the Future     297      The End of Marginalism      299      Without a Model     322      The Unwithering State     349      Tests for a Strategy     365      The International Dimension     389      Age of Conflict or Age of Resolution?    404  Abbreviations     411  Index      415","brand":"Haymarket Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359714443607,"sku":"9781608462735","price":19.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781608462735.jpg?v=1754125495","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/prelude-to-revolution-france-in-may-1968-9781608462735","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}