Memories of May '68

France's Convenient Consensus

Author(s) Chris Reynolds

Language: English

Genre(s): History

Series: French and Francophone Studies

  • September 2011 · 189 pages ·234x156mm

  • · Hardback - 9780708324158
  • · Paperback - 9780708324165
  • · eBook - pdf - 9780708324172
  • · eBook - epub - 9781783164790

About The Book

Memories of May 68 charts the emergence of the conventional representation of the French events of 1968 and argues that the dominance of this narrative, despite its limitations, stems from the convenience that such a consensus provides for those that have been pivotal in shaping the collective memory of this critical moment in French history.

About the Author(s)

Author(s): Chris Reynolds

Chris Reynolds is Associate Professor of Contemporary French and European Studies at Nottingham Trent University.

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