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This year marks the 50th anniversary of the strikes and protests that swept across France in May and June 1968. What really happened during this unusual sequence of events and what impact did it have on French society? Was the now-legendary Mai ‘68 part of a larger international protest movement? Historian Michelle Zancarini-Fournel shares her perspective.
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09.27.2017
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09.12.2017
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09.06.2017
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