The 1968 Protestors – Romantic Rebels Or a Totalitarian Movement? - au 22.03.2008
Kay HagedornMarch 23, 2008
The fortieth anniversary of the 1968 protests is looming and Götz Aly, one of the original protestors, looks back on events. His latest book draws parallels between the student movements and Nazi totalitarianism. Peter Schneider's new book also criticizes the students' readiness to violence but also sees the rebels' visions as well as their inevitable failure. We look at two books about 1968