1968 in Europe A History of Protest and Activism, 19561977 [Hardcover]

A?concise reference for researchers on the protest movements of the 1960s and 1970s, this book covers the history of the various national protest movements, the transnational aspects of these movements, and the common narratives and cultures of memory surrounding them.PART I: TRANSNATIONAL ROOTS OF THE 1968 PROTEST MOVEMENTS Subcultural Movements: The Provos; N.Pas Situationism; T.Hecken & A.Grzenia The International Peace Movement; M.Frey The Origins of the British New Left; M.Davis Music and Protest in 1960s Europe; D.Siegfried Motions& Emotions; J.Tanner PART II: PROTEST HISTORIANS IN DIFFERENT EUROPEAN COUNTRIES Italy; J.Kurz &? M.Tolomelli West Germany; M.Klimke France; I.Gilcher-Holtey Great Britain; H.Nehring Northern Ireland; N.O'Dochartaigh Belgium; L.Vos Czechoslovakia; J.Pauer Poland; S.Garsztecki East Germany; T.Brown Romania; S.Pavelescu &? C.Petrescu Hungary; M.Szab? Yugoslavia; B.Kanzleiter Switzerland; N.Peter Sweden and Scandinavia; T.E.J?rgensen Spain and Greece; K.Kornetis PART III. TRANSNATIONAL NETWORKS AND NARRATIVES AFTER 1968 Terrorism; D.Hauser Womens' Movement; K.Schulz The Environmental Movement; C.Rootes Narratives of Democratization: 1968 in Postwar Europe; P.Gassert

An accessible textbook that summarizes the results of the intensive research of the past couple of years and provides a gateway to information on the various analytical dimensions and national differences of the protest movements . . . With its comprehensive coverage of a broad range of European countries, its analytical focus on transnational connections and the clear and accessible structure of the individual chapters, this book will be core reading for everyone who wants to study contexts, events and the impact of the revolt of 1968. - The Sixties: A Journal of History, Politics and Culture Klimke and Scharloth's contribution has good reasons to stand out from the rest. The first and maybe foremost reason is their ability to facilitate new insightsl“)