An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List
353: Paris 1968: The Students' Revolt (Part 1)
July 24, 2023
Description
Books Referenced
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.
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.
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.