Beauty is in the Street

Beauty is in the Street

Protest and Counterculture in Post-War Europe

Reviews

  • Well written and informative ... The stories of Provo and other groups, less mythologised than the brick-throwers of 1968 but equally important, illuminate the pages of this book, showing that their efforts 'changed the society in which we live' not merely by achieving things, but also by encouraging us to try it ourselves.
    Anna Aslanyan, Financial Times

About the author

Joachim C. Häberlen

Joachim C. Häberlen is a historian of modern Europe. He holds a PhD from the University of Chicago and worked until 2022 at the University of Warwick; he now lives and works in Berlin. He has published widely on the history of protesting and activism, including The Emotional Politics of the Alternative Left: West Germany, 1968-1984 and Citizens and Refugees: Stories from Afghanistan and Syria to Germany.
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