The spirit of 1968: global perspectives on the student revolution

While the Sorbonne was at the epicentre of the 1968 protests, the shock waves were felt far beyond France, with students occupying Peking and UC Berkeley at the same time. A group of academics revisit the spirit of soixante-huit and consider its legacy

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May 24, 2018

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Julian Bourg, Eric C. Hendriks, Christelle Dormoy-Rajramanan Robert Zaretsky

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The spirit of 1968: global perspectives on the student revolution

While the Sorbonne was at the epicentre of the 1968 protests, the shock waves were felt far beyond France, with students occupying Peking and UC Berkeley at the same time. A group of academics revisit the spirit of soixante-huit and consider its legacy

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