Podcast :1968 in France : Myth, reality and unanswered questions

Podcast :1968  in  France : Myth,  reality and  unanswered questions 

  France is filled with commemorations of 1968, often by establishment organizations. How can a general strike be commemorated in this way ? This lecture, given for a group of students from the United Arab Emirates, looks at what really happened, and opens up a series of important questions, which we don't always have answers for. 

Why did workers support the students ? 
Why wasn’t there a civil war ? 
Why was Gaullism able to regain control of the situation ? 
What did workers and students win ? 
Why didn’t it go further ?
Why do the French today have an overwhelmingly positive image of the events of 1968?
 
Click here to listen to the lecture in MP3 form  

 Key words : 1968, France, Contemporary history, podcast

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