An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List

353: Paris 1968: The Students' Revolt (Part 1)

July 24, 2023

Description

May 1968 saw underlying tensions reach a climax in France, resulting in a period of civil unrest coloured by rioting, general strikes, and the occupation of universities and factories. Join Tom...
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Books Referenced

A Certain Idea of France

Author: Julian Jackson

Context:

Referenced as Julian Jackson's biography of De Gaulle. The hosts mention that 'A certain sense of France' is the opening line of De Gaulle's memoirs and that this is what Jackson's biography is called.

De Gaulle's Memoirs

Author: Charles de Gaulle

Context:

Mentioned in connection with the famous opening line 'All my life, I've had this certain sense of France' - discussed as De Gaulle's autobiographical work.

Les Mots et les Choses (The Order of Things)

Author: Michel Foucault

Context:

Discussed as a work by the 'rising French philosopher' Michel Foucault, in which he argues that 'everything is oppression' and that 'culture, knowledge, patriotism are merely discourses of power.' Referenced in the context of discussing intellectual influences on the 1968 events.