Offers a state of the art reassessment of the importance and consequences of the events associated with 1968, the year that radically influenced the landscape of the post-1945 world. In the context of the ColdWar, 1968 was a transnational moment of revolt against the status quo. The essays go beyond the East-West divide in the process of identifying the common features of the sixties, and offer a synthesis of approaches, gathering important re-assessments of the intellectual history of 1968. Some of the most distinguished scholars of the subject include former sixty-eighters, who critically re-evaluate the events. The historical analyses are based on new archival research pursued in a number of countries. The book gives novel theoretical insights in the nature and significance of the decade; and integrates 1968 with its pre-history and aftermath.

About the Author
Vladimir Tismaneanu is professor of politics and director of the Center for the Study of Post-Communist Societies at University of Maryland (College Park) and President of the Presidential Commission for the Analysis of the Communist Dictatorship in Romania.

Reviews
The volume blazes fresh trails through exploring the intellectual developments that contributed to 1968 and how the landscape of ideas was transformed by the events of that year. The innovative use of biographical information, especially of intellectuals, is one of the great strengths of this volume which breaks new ground in terms of empirical analysis as well as the evaluation of long-term intellectual developments. This is a weighty and sophisticated contribution to understanding the battle of ideas and the flow of events that shaped the ideological evolution of Europe in the 1960s and beyond. Tom Gallagher, University of Bradford



Book Information
ISBN 9786155053047
Author Vladimir Tismaneanu
Format Hardback
Page Count 460
Imprint Central European University Press
Publisher Central European University Press
Weight(grams) 826g