1968, the world transformed
By: edited by Carole Fink, Philipp Gassert, and Detlef Junker.
Contributors: Fink, Carole, 1940-; Gassert, Philipp.; Junker, Detlef.; German Historical Institute (Washington, D.C.)
Series: Publications of the German Historical Institute
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Cambridge, UK; New York, NY, USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 490
Subjects: World politics -- 1965-1975 -- Congresses
Description: "1968: The World Transformed presents a global perspective on the tumultuous events of the most crucial year in the era of the Cold War. By interpreting 1968 as a transnational phenomenon, authors from Europe and the United States explain why the crises of 1968 erupted almost simultaneously throughout the world. Together, the eighteen chapters provide an interdisciplinary and comparative approach to the rise and fall of protest movements worldwide. The book represents an effort to integrate international relations, the role of the media, and the cross-cultural exchange of people and ideas into the history of 1968. That year emerges as a global phenomenon because of the linkages between domestic and international affairs, the powerful influence of the media, the networks of communication among activists, and the shared opposition to the domestic and international status quo in the name of freedom and self-determination."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Papers from a conference organized by the German Historical Institute.