Global 1968

A. James McAdams is the William M. Scholl Professor of International Affairs at the University of Notre Dame. He is the author of numerous books, including Vanguard of the Revolution: The Global Idea of the Communist Party.Anthony P. Monta is assistant professor of English at Holy Cross College.

• List of Illustrations and Tables Preface1. Revolutionary 1968: Contending Approaches to an Elusive Concept, A. James McAdamsPART 1. Foundations2. The Slow but Long Coming of a Cultural Revolution, Volker Schlöndorff3. Italian Catholics and Latin America during the "Long '68," Massimo De Giuseppe4. Revolutionary Time and the Belatedness of Music in May '68, Eric Drott5. Non-Alignment and Student Protest in 1968 Mexico, Eric ZolovPART 2. Images of Change6. Pressure-Release Valve or Cultural Catalyst? The Revolutionary Potential of The Legend of Paul and Paula in the German Democratic Republic, William Collins Donahue7. Out of Place: Students, Workers, and the Politics of Encounter in Argentina, Valeria Manzano8. Protest Rock in the Soviet Bloc: Prague, Spring 1968, Timothy W. Ryback9. University Reform in Tumultuous Times: The Uruguayan Student Movement before and after 1968, Vania Markarian10. What's in a Revolution? '68 and Its Aftermath in West Germany, Belinda DavisPART 3. Reactions To Change11. Chile 1960s: Intertwined Revolutions in Music and Politics, J. Patrice McSherry12. The French Sixties and the Refusal of Work, Michael Seidman13. Clash of the Icons: The Iconoclasm of the Image of the United States, Willem Melching14. The Anonymous Dead of 1968 Mexico: A Comparative Study of Counterrevolutionary Violence and Protest with Uruguay and Brazil, Jaime M. PensadoPART 4. Then And Now15. A '68 chileno? Politics, Culture, and the Zeitgeist of '68, Patrick Barr-Melej16. Arvo Pärt:The Unexpected Profile of a Musical Revolutionary, Carmen-Helena Téllez17. Words as Acts: A Literary Rebellion, Alonso Cueto18. Reform or Revolution: Latin America's Dilemma in the "Long '68," Ignacio Walker

"In these essays, historians, filmmakers, literary scholars and others explore the events and impact of the tumultuous year 1968 and its aftermath in Europe and Latin America. . . . Global 1968 considers the short- and long-term cultural and political consequences of that memorable year." —Notre Dame Magazine"The essays in Global 1968 are fresh, based on an engaging mix of scholarly research and personal autobiography. As a whole, the volume is a pleasure to read, filled with original histories and provocative arguments." —Jeremi Suri, author of The Global Revolutions of 1968