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  2. Protests of 1968 - Wikipedia

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    The protests of 1968 comprised a worldwide escalation of social conflicts, which were predominantly characterized by the rise of left-wing politics, [1] anti-war sentiment, civil rights urgency, youth counterculture within the silent and baby boomer generations, and popular rebellions against military states and bureaucracies.

  3. May 68 - Wikipedia

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    May 1968 is an important reference point in French politics, representing for some the possibility of liberation and for others the dangers of anarchy. [6] For some, May 1968 meant the end of traditional collective action and the beginning of a new era to be dominated mainly by the so-called new social movements. [18]

  4. Social revolution - Wikipedia

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    Charles Tilly with this book From Mobilization to Revolution is given as an example of a political conflict theory. He argues that groups with resources competed for political power, and that changes in access to resources could result in revolution. [13] Chalmers Johnson with his book Revolutionary Change, discusses a value-based model ...

  5. Cultural Revolution - Wikipedia

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    The Cultural Revolution can be divided into two main periods: spring 1966 to summer 1968 (when most of the key events took place) a tailing period that lasted until fall 1976 [10] The early phase was characterized by mass movement and political pluralization. Virtually anyone could create a political organization, even without party approval.

  6. List of books and publications related to the hippie subculture

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    The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, by Tom Wolfe, 1968, about Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters; We Are the People Our Parents Warned Us Against: The Classic Account of the 1960s Counter-Culture in San Francisco by Nicholas Von Hoffman, 1968; The Politics of Ecstasy, by Timothy Leary, 1968. Revolution for the Hell of It, by Abbie Hoffman, 1968.

  7. Raoul Vaneigem - Wikipedia

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    This cartoon by Vaneigem, shown here on a page of the March 28, 1968 issue of Seattle underground paper Helix, was later published in Internationale Situationniste #12 (September 1969). Raoul Vaneigem ( French: [vanegɛm] ; Dutch: [raːˈʋul vɑnˈɛiɣəm, raːˈʔul -] ; born 21 March 1934) is a Belgian writer known for his 1967 book The ...

  8. The Population Bomb - Wikipedia

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    The Population Bomb is a 1968 book co-authored by former Stanford University professor Paul R. Ehrlich and former Stanford senior researcher in conservation biology Anne H. Ehrlich. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] From the opening page, it predicted worldwide famines due to overpopulation , as well as other major societal upheavals, and advocated immediate action ...

  9. Lal Khan - Wikipedia

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    Pakistan's Other Story – The Revolution of 1968–69. This book examines the student and political activism of the late 1960s which gave birth to a revolution. Khan argues that due to lack of leadership courage, the opportunity to establish a worker's state was lost. [19] [20] Kashmir, A revolutionary way out. This book examines the ...