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Paris on Fire plunges readers into the streets of France in May 1968, when students, workers, and intellectuals came together to challenge authority and nearly topple the Fifth Republic. What began as campus protests erupted into a nationwide revolt: barricades in Paris, ten million workers on strike, and a country brought to a standstill.

Blending political history, social analysis, and vivid storytelling, this book traces how a generation questioned capitalism, consumer society, patriarchy, and colonial legacies—and how their rebellion reshaped culture, politics, and everyday life far beyond France. From the Latin Quarter to factory floors, from graffiti slogans to global echoes, Paris on Fire reveals why May '68 was not just a French crisis, but a worldwide turning point whose ideas still ignite debates today.

Essential reading for anyone interested in revolution, protest movements, and the power of youth to shake the world.