Between Prague Spring and French May
Opposition and Revolt in Europe, 1960-1980
Edited by Martin Klimke, Jacco Pekelder & Joachim Scharloth
INFO.
Hardback:
Publisher: Berghahn Books (Spring 2011)
Language: English
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EDITORS.
Martin Klimke
GHI Washington, DC
(USA)
Jacco Pekelder
Duitsland Instituut Amsterdam
(The Netherlands)
Joachim Scharloth
University of Zurich
(Switzerland)
ABOUT THE VOLUME.
This book offers an innovative, inter-disciplinary perspective on two decades of protest and social upheaval in postwar Europe. It transcends traditional Cold War narratives by examining the cross-cultural transfer of protest ideas and repertoires among activists in Western Europe, the Warsaw pact countries, and the non-aligned European countries.
Exploring the relationship between dissent and the media, the book discusses the interplay between activist self-stylization and media coverage, particularly looking at the impact of television in the public sphere. Analyzing the controversial link between domestic dissent and the leftwing terrorism of the 1970s, the volume aims to integrate the story of opposition and revolt from 1960-1980 into a larger historical narrative of postwar Europe.
CONTENTS.
Table of Contents
Introduction
I. POLITICS BETWEEN EAST AND WEST
II. PROTEST WITHOUT BORDERS:
RECONTEXTUALIZATION OF PROTEST CULTURES
III. THE MEDIA-STAGING OF PROTEST
IV. DISCOURSES OF LIBERATION AND VIOLENCE
V. EPILOGUE
VI. CHRONOLOGY: THE EUROPEAN 1968
Notes on Contributors
Bibliography
Index
