{"product_id":"the-beginning-of-the-end-france-may-1968-9781859842904","title":"The Beginning of the End: France, May 1968","description":"In May 1968, France stood on the verge of full-blooded revolution. Here a rhythmic, vivid evocation from eyewitness Angelo Quattrocchi is complemented by Tom Nairn's cool and elegant appraisal to tell the astonishing story of those heady days. Paris is a seething battlefield of barricades, burning cars and CS gas. De Gaulle's riot police publicly inform him that their loyalty can no longer be taken for granted. Meanwhile students and millions of young striking workers on the streets raise ideas that had previously been the sole province of radical philosophers: \"To forbid is forbidden\"; \"Be reasonable ... Demand the impossible\"; \"Freedom is the consciousness of our desires.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnarchist and poet, \u003cb\u003eAngelo Quattrocchi\u003c\/b\u003e (1945-2009) reported from London, Paris and the US for Italian newspapers in the 1960s and 1970s and subsequently worked as a scriptwriter for the BBC, Channel 4, and Italian television. His books include\u003ci\u003e The Beginning of the End: France, May 1968, What Happened, Why It Happened\u003c\/i\u003e with Tom Nairn. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Nairn\u003c\/b\u003e's many books include \u003ci\u003eThe Break-up of Britain, Faces of Nationalism, After Britain\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Enchanted Glass\u003c\/i\u003e. He writes for, among others, \u003ci\u003eNew Left Review\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTariq Ali\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and filmmaker. He has written more than a dozen books on world history and politics--including \u003ci\u003ePirates of the Caribbean\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBush in Babylon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Clash of Fundamentalisms\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Obama Syndrome\u003c\/i\u003e--as well as five novels in his Islam Quintet series and scripts for the stage and screen. He is an editor of the \u003ci\u003eNew Left Review\u003c\/i\u003e and lives in London.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51676111503634,"sku":"9781859842904","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b938f89b-657b-4e2c-ad8b-a097abec858f.jpg?v=1761043332","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-beginning-of-the-end-france-may-1968-9781859842904","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}