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May 1968

The uprisings of Paris and beyond and how they shaped the world. Read the blogs and join the debate here
  • A year of creeping terror

    Mike Marqusee

    May 1968: The US saw social upheaval too, but it was met with a degree of violent repression unknown in western Europe

  • Protest chic

    Matthew Tempest

    Matthew Tempest: May 1968: Paris may be getting nostalgic for its revolutionary past, but who in this bourgeois city would throw a stone today?

  • A different country

    Peter Lennon

    Peter Lennon: May 1968: An English revisionist strand likes to downplay the effects of May 1968, but I saw the power of Paris protest first hand

  • Richard Williams

    Songs of the young ones

    Richard Williams

    Richard Williams: May 1968: There was great music around, but the most popular song in that revolutionary spring was sung by - Cliff

  • The other 1968

    Brendan O'Neill

    Brendan O'Neill: May 1968: Why the inspiring uprisings in Northern Ireland have been airbrushed out of the official leftist history of 1968

  • Changing gear

    Sheila Rowbotham

    Sheila Rowbotham: May 1968: The speed with which society changed gives hope for those who want alternatives to the dominant global forces of today

  • The president's smokescreen

    Philippe Marliere

    Philippe Marliere: May 1968: When Sarkozy attacks the permissive spirit of 68, he is being disingenuous; what he really fears is the strikes that marked it

  • A day of marvels

    Edouard Waintrop

    Edouard Waintrop: May 1968: Living the events in Paris was inspirational for me as a schoolboy - even if the politics were a bit hazy

  • Sous le pavé, le Podtour!

    Agnes Poirier

    Agnes Poirier: May 1968: Kicking off our series remembering the events in Paris and beyond, we have created a unique multimedia tour

  • Devolution blues

    Tim Luckhurst

    Tim Luckhurst: Scotland still wants home rule, but after the recent election fiasco, it is going to have to redefine itself.

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