During the early 1980s, large parts of Europe were swept with riots and youth revolts. Radicalised young people occupied buildings and clashed with the police i

This book examines a dramatic rise of nonviolent youth movements on the eve of national elections in Eastern Europe.

In the 1960s and 70s, a new youth consciousness emerged in Western Europe which gave this period its distinct character. This volume demonstrates how internatio

During May 1968, students and workers in France united in the biggest strike and the largest mass movement in French history. Protesting capitalism, American im

Abandoning the usual Cold War–oriented narrative of postwar European protest and opposition movements, this volume offers an innovative, interdisciplinary, an