The Beginning of the End of 1968 in France -- Academic Frontiers

Author: (French) Quaturoc, Nairn, translated by Zhao Gang
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Features: In the 1960s, a wave of dissent swept across developed capitalist societies in Europe and America. A young generation, historically prosperous and affluent, grew impatient and disdainful of the norms, conventions, and values of capitalist society, technocratic society, and patriarchal society, and subsequently demanded radical participation in democracy and attempts at alternative lifestyles through action. This book is a narrative and analysis of the events of 1968 in France. Although the revolution did not last long, the hope and frustration it brought have profound historical and cultural significance. Since the 1970s, the "French postmodern" can likely only be understood within this historical context. For instance, the thoughts of figures like Foucault, Lyotard, and Baudrillard, in a fundamental sense, are all in dialogue with 1968.