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May 1968: A Resource Guide

Background Books Journal and Magazine Articles Maps

Newspaper Articles Pictorial Resources Primary Sources

Background

• Ardagh, John with Colin Jones. Cultural Atlas of France. New York: Facts on File, 1991.
  HUNT REF-1 12.44 A67C

• Brosman, Catharine Savage, ed. French Culture, 1900-1975. Detroit: Gale Research, c1995.
  HUNT FA-REF-4 306.0944 F877

• A Chronology of 'May '68 (Metropole Paris)

• Hughes, Alex and Keith Reader, eds. Encyclopedia of Contemporary French Culture. New York: Routledge, 1998.
  HUNT REF-1 944.0803 E57

• Guy Debord (1931-1994) (European Graduate School)

• Interpretations of May 1968: the New Left (Theodore Kolokolnikov)

• May 1968 (Wikipedia)

• May 68: France's Month of Revolution (In Defence of Marxism)

• Remembering May 1968's "Days of the Barricades"

• Rowley, Anthony. Dictionnaire d'histoire de France Perrin. Paris: Perrin, 2002.
  HUNT REF-1 944.003 D554

• Situationist (Wikipedia)

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Books

To find books on your topic, use the catalogs listed below.

Subject terms to search or browse might be: riots france paris Paris (France) Riot, 1968 College students France Political activity




If you need help finding books on your topic, ask at the Hunt Library reference desk. The reference staff can help you identify appropriate terms and search strategies to use for your topic.

• Cameo
  Library catalog of the Carnegie Mellon University Libraries including books, titles of periodicals (journals, magazines, newspapers), videos, etc.

• The Catalog (The EIN Library Catalog) (Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh)
  Catalog of Pittsburgh's public libraries. Carnegie Mellon faculty, staff, and students can borrow materials by getting a Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh library card at the Main Library lending desk. Library Cards are free to residents of Allegheny County (bring proof of address), as well as out-of-town college students residing in the county (bring your Carnegie Mellon ID card and proof of local address).

• Pittcat (University of Pittsburgh Libraries)
  Catalog of the University of Pittsburgh Library System, including all branch campus libraries. Carnegie Mellon faculty, staff, and students can borrow materials by getting a Special Borrower's card at the Hillman Library circulation desk with their Carnegie Mellon ID cards and proof of current Carnegie Mellon affiliation. See University of Pittsburgh Library System Reciprocal Borrowing Agreement for details.

• Worldcat (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  1200-present (Updated daily)
  Citations to books, titles of journals, manuscripts, and other materials in libraries throughout the United States, as well as some international libraries. You can limit your search to books by selecting Book in the Type option. Each record will let you know which libraries have that item.

If you need books that are not in the Carnegie Mellon University Libraries, you can use E-Z Borrow or Illiad. E-Z Borrow items usually come in a few days, while Illiad can take a longer period of time.

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Journal and Magazine Articles

• French Periodical Index
  Print: 1981-1984,1986-1995
  UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, HILLMAN LIBRARY Hillman-Index Carrels (Ground Floor) AI7 F7
  Use this to find articles in general interest French language periodicals. While most of the titles indexes are published in France, it does include some Canadian titles.

• Expanded Academic ASAP via Infotrac Web
  ca. 1980-present. (Carnegie Mellon users only)

• Historical Abstracts (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  1964-present (updated monthly).

• ProQuest (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  ca. 1980-present.

• Readers' Guide Retrospective, 1890-1982 (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  1890-1982.

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Maps

• Paris 1960

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Newspaper Articles

• Historical New York Times (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  Full text: 1851-1999

• Historical Wall Street Journal (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  Full text: 1890-1986

• Le Monde
  Print: 1944-present.
  UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, HILLMAN LIBRARY Microforms (Ground Floor)

• Official Index to the Times via Historical Newspapers Online (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  1906-1980.

• Times
  Print: 1785-present (paper kept until microfilm arrives)
  UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, HILLMAN LIBRARY Microforms (2nd Floor)

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Pictorial Resources

• May 1968: Video Excerpts (Institut National de l'Audiovisuel)

• Paris, May 1968: Icônes de la Révolution / Icons of Revolution (E. J. Pratt Library, Victoria University in the University of Toronto)

• Paris '68 (Picturebooks at nothingness.org)

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Primary Sources

Materials found in Newspapers and Journal and Magazine Articles may be considered primary sources, too.

• Paris May 1968: An Eyewitness Account from Solidarity (International Anarchism)

• May 1968 Graffiti (Bureau of Public Secrets)

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See also:

History: European History: France