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 seccond session Alan Woods, Political Secretary of the International Marxist Tendency, talks on the events of May 1968 in France.

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Audio File: 1968 - Year of Revolution (part 1) by Fred Weston,  Tuesday, 13 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