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Jean-Francois Sirinelli
The baby boomers and the May of 1968 in France
Keywords: Studentenbewegung, Vierte Republik
The baby boomers were those young people in France who were at the heart of the “Thirty Glorious Years”. This was a time of major upheaval, and never before had a generation witnessed such radical and rapid changes in society, as it were a “shedding of the skin”, in this country. Furthermore, the times also conferred the second essential aspect of their historical identity on the baby boomers, namely the socio-cultural evolution of the industrialized world. It enabled them to get out of the rut in which young people had hitherto been kept by social practices and cultural heritage. Simultaneously popular culture expanded rapidly and took over the young generation′s imagery and sounds. This process became perceptible in the mid 1960s, with 1965 marking a decisive turning point.
Vierteljahrshefte für Zeitgeschichte, Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag
Print ISSN: 0042-5702
Volume: 53, 04/2005
Pages: 527 - 545