1968

By Martin Klimke

Subjects: Modern History, History, Political violence, Insurgency, World politics, 20th century, Revolutions, Radicalism, Nineteen sixty-eight, A.D.

Description: Protests and demonstrations, sometimes violent, swept the globe in 1968, from the Americas to Europe, Africa, and Asia. The introduction to this collection of essays notes: "...the rebellious young people of 1968 sincerely believed they were involved in a struggle against established orders (and world orders) worldwide." Herein one finds accounts of the anti-war left, the Prague Spring, and dozens of other protest movements.