How the events of 1968 transformed French society.
C J Polychroniou is a political scientist/political economist who has has taught and worked in universities and research centers in Europe and the Uni... ted States. He is the author of the recently published book Optimism Over Despair: Noam Chomsky on Capitalism, Empire, and Social Change (Haymarket Books, USA; Penguin Books, UK).
How the events of 1968 transformed French society.
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