{"product_id":"may-made-me-an-oral-history-of-the-1968-uprising-in-france-9781849353106","title":"May Made Me: An Oral History of the 1968 Uprising in France","description":"\u003cp\u003eQ: \"\u003cem\u003eYou threw paving stones at\u003c\/em\u003e [the cops]?\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA: \"\u003cem\u003eOh yeah. I had no problem doing that. And I threw marbles as well that we stole from stores. And towards the end we even managed to steal tractors from construction sites and we knocked over trees with them\u003c\/em\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe mass protests that shook France in May 1968 were exciting, dangerous, creative, and influential, changing European politics to this day. Students demonstrated, workers went on general strike, and factories and universities were occupied. Before it was all over, children, homemakers, and the elderly were swept up in the life-changing events that targeted bureaucratic capitalism and the staid Communist Party. The French state was on the ropes and feared civil war or revolution. Decades later, here are the eye-opening oral testimonies of those young rebels who demanded the impossible.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished on the 50th anniversary of those momentous events, \u003cem\u003eMay Made Me\u003c\/em\u003e presents the legacy of the uprising: how those explosive experiences changed both the individual and history.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"These powerful and moving testimonies create an eye-opening account of the inspiring events of May '68, which are more relevant for today's activists than ever before.\" --Paul Mason, author of \u003cem\u003ePostcapitalism: A Guide to Our Future\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMitchell Abidor\u003c\/strong\u003e is a translator from Brooklyn whose works include \u003cem\u003eA Socialist History of the French Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e by Jean Jaurès and \u003cem\u003eAnarchists Never Surrender\u003c\/em\u003e by Victor Serge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"AK Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52160042369298,"sku":"9781849353106","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_86303092-72b2-4468-ad1c-7876af15f0eb.jpg?v=1775032609","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/may-made-me-an-oral-history-of-the-1968-uprising-in-france-9781849353106","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}