Memories of May '68

France's Convenient Consensus

By (author) Chris Reynolds

Publication date:

30 September 2011

Length of book:

189 pages

Publisher

University of Wales Press

Dimensions:

234x156mm

ISBN-13: 9780708324158

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.