Reading Group: Katsiaficas, "The Imagination of the New Left"

Submitted by Steve on June 30, 2008 - 7:48pm.
Aug 28 2008 - 6:30pm
Aug 28 2008 - 8:30pm

Thursday, August 28, 6:30pm:

The Imagination of the New Left: A Global Analysis of 1968 by George Katsiaficas

"Beginning with an overview of historical moments of world-wide transition, Katsiaficas delineates the global turmoil of 1968, including a study of the Prague Spring; the student movements in Mexico, Japan, Sri Lanka, Italy, Yugoslavia, and Spain; the Tet offensive in Vietnam, and guerrilla movements in Latin America; the Democratic Convention in Chicago; and the assassination of Martin Luther King." -South End Press

Location: Earth Matters Cafe, 177 Ludlow St. just below Houston. F Train to 2nd Ave., JMZ Trains to Essex/Delancey St.

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