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Prelude To Revolution: France in May 1968
Daniel Singer
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Description for Prelude To Revolution: France in May 1968
Paperback.
Prelude 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.
Prelude 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.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Haymarket Books United States
Number of pages
434
Condition
New
Number of Pages
434
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9781608462735
SKU
V9781608462735
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About Daniel Singer
Daniel Singer (September 26, 1926 December 2, 2000) was a socialist writer and journalist. He was best known for his articles for The Nation in the United States and for The Economist in Britain, serving for decades as a European correspondent for each magazine. Gore Vidal described Singer as "one of the best, and certainly the sanest, interpreters of ... Read more
Reviews for Prelude To Revolution: France in May 1968
"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 ... Read more