Bitch Goddess Revolution: Paris: May 1968: Paris: 1968

Read the cult classic of France in 1968What would you do as an expatriate in a foreign country if you were suddenly caught up in a Marxist revolution? If your best friends were passionately involved and invited you, would you join in? How far would you actually go? Paris, 1968. The Government verges on collapse. Over two thirds of the workforce is out in spontaneous wildcat strikes. There are violent student protests. Revolutionary students and young workers form an alliance against the privileged classes and the Gaullist government. A group of Marxist students befriend an expatriate American student. Their circle played an important role in these dramatic events and included a future French Prime Minister. A tale of action, a love triangle, an improbable worker-student alliance, a spontaneous revolution, and coming of age. A true story, told as it unfolded.This memoir recalls the student riots of 1968 which are remembered as the "May 1968 events" in France. It deals with questions of what prompted riots in Paris in may 1968, and what ended the violence. It includes a summary of the protests of 1968, discusses Paris 1968 posters and graffiti and in narration answers why did France 1968 fail?