1968 was a remarkable year for student protests and unrest around the globe. In this lively, entertaining and completely biased account, Kurlansky examines the many landmark things that happened that year. Of course the times were tumltuous and 1968 was just a year when a lot of things boiled over, in a lot of different places. The actual scope of the book covers more than just that year, though that is clearly the focus.

Kurlansky's sympathies lie to the left and so that colors his account of some things. Furthermore, occasionally the diverse perspectives of global movements are occasionally flattened (though I think he tries to compensate for this). These caveats aside, this an entertaining and informative read.