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?
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Key words : 1968, France, Contemporary history, podcast
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