About this title: In May 1968, France stood on the verge of full-blooded revolution. Here a rhythmic, vivid evocation from eyewitness Angelo Quattrocchi is complemented by Tom Nairn's cool and elegant appraisal to tell the astonishing story of the heady days. Paris is a battlefield of barricades, burning cars and CS gas. President de Gaulle's riot police publicly informed him that their loyalty could no longer be taken for granted. Meanwhile students and millions of young striking workers on the streets raise ideas that had previously been the sole province of radical philosophers: 'To Forbid is Forbidden', ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Verso
Date Published: 1998-05-01
ISBN-13:9781859842904ISBN:1859842909
Description: Very Good. Binding is tight and square. Text is clean and bright. No creases in cover or spine. Sticker residue on back cover. We recommend PRIORITY MAIL for even faster delivery! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Verso
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9781859842904ISBN:1859842909
Description: Good. Books have varying amounts of wear and highlighting. Usually ships within 24 hours in quality packaging. Satisfaction guaranteed. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: VERSO
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9781859842904ISBN:1859842909
Description: Angelo Quattrocchi, poet, anarchist and correspondent for the Italian newspaper AVANTI, was posted to Paris in May 1968. He witnessed the student revolt at Nanterre which spread to the Sorbonne and then to nine million striking factory workers. It wa... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Verso
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9781859842904ISBN:1859842909
Description: New. Angelo Quattrocchi describes the events of the May 1968 revolt which spread from Nanterre to Paris, aiming to show how ideas that had been the province of radical philosophers became springs of action for millions. Tom Nairn provides an analysis of th... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Verso
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9781859842904ISBN:1859842909
Description: Very Good. 1859842909. No creases, yellowed paper. Eyewitness account of the social upheaval in Paris. 250gms weight; 12mo 7"-7½" tall; 150 pages. read more
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