Europe's 1968 : Voices of revolt / edited by Robert Gildea, James Mark, Anette Warring.

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Publication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press 2017Edition: First EditionDescription: xiv, 382 p. ; 24 cmISBN:

9780199587513 (Hbk.)
9780198801023 (Pbk.)
0199587515

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DDC classification:

303.484 GIL

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HN377 .E94 2013

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Contents:

Content : Introduction, Robert Gildea and James Mark Part I: Becoming an Activist 1. Awakenings, Rebecca Clifford and Robert Gildea 2. Families, Piotr Oseka, Polymeris Voglis, and Anna von der Goltz 3. Inspirations, James Mark, Nigel Townson, and Polymeris Voglis Part II: Being an Activist 4. Revolutions, Marie Cerna, John Davis, Robert Gildea, and Piotr Oseka 5. Encounters, James Mark and Anna von der Goltz 6. Spaces, Rebecca Clifford, Juliane Furst, Robert Gildea, James Mark, Piotr Oseka, and Chris Reynolds 7. Drop-outs, John Davis and Juliane Furst 8. Faith, Rebecca Clifford and Nigel Townson 9. Gender and sexuality, Rebecca Clifford, Robert Gildea, and Anette Warring 10. Violence, Robert Gildea, Gudni Johannesson, Chris Reynolds, and Polymeris Voglis Part III: Making sense of Activism 11. Reflections, James Mark, Anna von der Goltz, and Anette Warring Conclusion: Europe's 1968, James Mark and Robert Gildea Appendix: Networks consulted Bibliography Index

Summary: By the late 1960s, in a Europe divided by the Cold War and challenged by global revolution in Latin America, Asia, and Africa, thousands of young people threw themselves into activism to change both the world and themselves. This new and exciting study of 'Europe's 1968' is based on the rich oral histories of nearly 500 former activists collected by an international team of historians across fourteen countries. Activists' own voices reflect on how they were drawn into activism, how they worked and struggled together, how they combined the political and the personal in their lives, and the pride or regret with which they look back on those momentous years. Themes explored include generational revolt and activists' relationship with their families, the meanings of revolution, transnational encounters and spaces of revolt, faith and radicalism, dropping out, gender and sexuality, and revolutionary violence.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-368) and index.

Content :
Introduction, Robert Gildea and James Mark
Part I: Becoming an Activist
1. Awakenings, Rebecca Clifford and Robert Gildea
2. Families, Piotr Oseka, Polymeris Voglis, and Anna von der Goltz
3. Inspirations, James Mark, Nigel Townson, and Polymeris Voglis
Part II: Being an Activist
4. Revolutions, Marie Cerna, John Davis, Robert Gildea, and Piotr Oseka
5. Encounters, James Mark and Anna von der Goltz
6. Spaces, Rebecca Clifford, Juliane Furst, Robert Gildea, James Mark, Piotr Oseka, and Chris Reynolds
7. Drop-outs, John Davis and Juliane Furst
8. Faith, Rebecca Clifford and Nigel Townson
9. Gender and sexuality, Rebecca Clifford, Robert Gildea, and Anette Warring
10. Violence, Robert Gildea, Gudni Johannesson, Chris Reynolds, and Polymeris Voglis
Part III: Making sense of Activism
11. Reflections, James Mark, Anna von der Goltz, and Anette Warring
Conclusion: Europe's 1968, James Mark and Robert Gildea
Appendix: Networks consulted
Bibliography
Index

By the late 1960s, in a Europe divided by the Cold War and challenged by global revolution in Latin America, Asia, and Africa, thousands of young people threw themselves into activism to change both the world and themselves. This new and exciting study of 'Europe's 1968' is based on the rich oral histories of nearly 500 former activists collected by an international team of historians across fourteen countries. Activists' own voices reflect on how they were drawn into activism, how they worked and struggled together, how they combined the political and the personal in their lives, and the pride or regret with which they look back on those momentous years. Themes explored include generational revolt and activists' relationship with their families, the meanings of revolution, transnational encounters and spaces of revolt, faith and radicalism, dropping out, gender and sexuality, and revolutionary violence.

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