When Poetry Ruled the Streets () von Andrew Feenberg

Foreword by Douglas Kellner

Preface

Abbreviations

ONE. WHAT HAPPENED IN MAY: A CHRONICLE
Andrew Feenberg and Jim Freedman

Part I: Students versus Society

La Phase Nanterroise
Friday Red I
The Concept of Cobblestones
The Long Trek and a Short Truce
The Grand Deception
Friday Red II
Monday, May 13

Part II: Society versus the State

From the Sorbonne to Renault—Students and Workers
A La Sorbonne
Au Th´eˆatre de l'Od´eon
A la T´el´evision
The Government
Triangle of Contention
Friday Red III
De Gaulle or Not de Gaulle

Part III: The Last Act

Workers versus Negotiations
The Gaullist Gap
CGT and Communists Re-Revolutionize
The Return of Cohn-Bendit
The End of May
The Aftermath

TWO. DOCUMENTS OF THE MAY MOVEMENT
Commentary and translation by Andrew Feenberg

Introduction

Essay I. Technocracy and Student Revolt

The Texts
THE AMNESTY OF BLINDED EYES
ADDRESS TO ALL WORKERS
JOIN THE REVOLUTIONARY COMMUNE OF THE IMAGINATION

Essay II. In the Service of the People

The Texts
THE “IN-HOUSE” STRIKE AT THE MINISTRY OF URBAN AFFAIRS
RESEARCH BUREAUS: WALL-TO-WALL CARPETING AND REVOLUTION
JOURNAL OF A NEIGHBORHOOD ACTION COMMITTEE

Essay III. The Worker-Student Alliance

The Texts
THE STUDENTS AT FLINS
THE PEOPLE'S STUDIO

Essay IV. Self-Management: Strategy and Goal

The Texts
THE REVOLUTIONARY ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE SORBONNE
THE UNIVERSITY AS A RED BASE
NANTES: A WHOLE TOWN DISCOVERS THE POWER OF THE PEOPLE
FROM ROADBLOCKS TO SELF-DEFENSE

Bibliography

Index