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What prompts a society to turn its back on tradition and to topple its most sacred institutions? This exploration of the French "Sixties" highlights the cultural ferment behind the historic student/worker revolts of May/June 1968, which brought the nation to a standstill. Through novels, essays, songs, and films, we will examine linkages between authority and desire; thought and action; revolutionary aspiration and the consequences of failed revolt.