May Made Me
An Oral History of the 1968 Uprising in France
$57.13
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
9 April 2018
Summary
Q: “You threw paving stones at [the cops]?”
A: “Oh yeah. I had no problem doing that. And I threw marbles as well that we stole from stores. And towards the end we even managed to steal tractors from construction sites and we knocked over trees with them.”
The mass protests that shook France in May 1968 were exciting, dangerous, creative, and influential, changing European politics to this day. Students demonstrated, workers went on general strike, and facto…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781849353106 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1849353107 |
| Author: | Mitchell Abidor |
| Publisher: | AK Press |
| Imprint: | AK Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 9 April 2018 |
| Weight: | 340g |
| Dimensions: | 211mm x 135mm x 25mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“These powerful and moving testimonies create an eye-opening account of the inspiring events of May ‘68, which are more relevant for today’s activists than ever before.” –Paul Mason, author of Postcapitalism: A Guide to Our Future
About The Author
Mitchell Abidor
Mitchell Abidor is a translator from Brooklyn whose works include A Socialist History of the French Revolution by Jean Jaurès and Anarchists Never Surrender by Victor Serge.
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