Prelude to Revolution: France in May 1968

Synopsis

Daniel Singer Is The Left's Most Brilliant Arsonist. He Sets Ablaze Whole Forests Of Desiccated Cliches About 'the End Of History' And 'the Triumph Of The Market' In Order To Light The Way Forward For The Next Generation Of Radical Thinkers And Activists.-mike Davis An Essential Firsthand Account Of The May 1968 Upheaval In France.-- Machine Generated Contents Note: Pt. One Meaning Of May -- Pt. Two Hidden Powder Keg -- University In Turmoil -- Society In Flux -- A Class For Itself? -- Dynamics Of Youth, Or Angry Young Men -- Pt. Three Explosion -- Student Uprising (may 3-may 13) -- Workers Take Over (may 14-may 27) -- How Not To Seize Power (may 27-may 31) -- From General Strike To General Election -- Pt. Four Fallout -- No Peasants On Their Backs -- Anarchy And Dual Power -- New Proletarians? -- Cultural Revolution -- Would-be Soviets -- Negative Hero -- Pt. Five In Search Of The Future -- End Of Marginalism -- Without A Model -- Unwithering State -- Tests For A Strategy -- International Dimension -- Age Of Conflict Or Age Of Revolution?. Daniel Singer. First Published In 1970 By Hill And Wang In New York. This Edition Published In 2013--title Page Verso. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.