Socialist Appeal - Audio File: 1968 - Year of Revolution (part 1)

Audio File: 1968 - Year of Revolution (part 1)

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By Fred Weston

Tuesday, 13 May 2008

Forty years ago the world was experiencing upheaval on a world scale that hadn't been seen for a generation. In the US opposition to the war in Vietnam gathered momentum, as it did in Britain. In Pakistan revolution was on the order of the day, and in Czechoslovakia we saw the Prague spring and Soviet Invasion. In May there was the glorious rising of the French working class, that saw 10 million workers down tools in a general strike.

This weekend Socialist Appeal held a day school in London on the events of 1968. In this first session Fred Weston of the marxist.com editorial board talks on the Hot Autumn in Italy.

The Hot Autumn - part 1

The Hot Autumn - part 2

To download the audio file click on part 1 and part 2 with your right mouse button and select "Save Link As" or "Save Target As".

See also:

Audio File: 1968 - Year of Revolution (part 2) By Alan Woods, Friday, 16 May 2008

1968: Remembering the Spirit of Revolution By Rob Sewell, Friday, 25 April 2008

The French Revolution of May 1968 – Part One By Alan Woods, Monday, 05 May 2008

The French Revolution of May 1968 – Part Two By Alan Woods, Friday, 02 May 2008

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