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This Bachelor thesis deals with the protest movement of 1968 in Great Britain while analysing its basis, particular examples and eventually its interpretation. The text is divided into four chapters. In the first chapter, attention is given to the socio-political context of the protests, in particular to the transformation of the society occuring in the 1960s, the policy of the Labour Party, British New Left and the peace movement of the 1950s and 1960s. The second chapter reports on three anti-Vietnam war marches in London. The circumstances of the marches are mentioned here as well as leading persons who initiated them. The marches are examined separately, the third and biggest one most in detail. In the third chapter, the examples of student protests at British universities and colleges are described with special emphasis on their causes. Eventually, in the fourth chapter, the protest movement is interpreted, i.e. the arguments of critics are outlined, concidering protests reasonless and existing only due to the action of radical groups. The validity of this opinions is proved using particular examples of protests. |
