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    I'm writing a paper on the situation in the French banlieues and was wondering if anyone had any accounts or anaylsis of the riots of 2005 and 2007 from a revolutionary perspective. I'm not sure exactly what I'll be focusing on so anything will be appreciated, though they need to be from credible sources. I'm trying to stay away from all the BBC and CNN coverage.

    Any links?
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    Grassroots political militants is quite good. There is another one that I recall being very good as well, but I cannot think of the title right now. This looked like it might be useful as well. This text mentions a bit about the banlieue, but not a ton.
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    Thanks for that, especially Grassroots Political Militants.

    I found some other good ones too including:
    France: Voices of the Banlieues
    Decolonizing the Republic
    Regroupment and Retrenchment on the Radical Left in France

    I think they're all restricted access, but if anyone wants any of the aforementioned texts, just ask.
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    Decolonizing the Republic sounds good. Actually, they all do and I would love to check them out. If you have print copies I'll be in your area in the near future and could just check them out then.

    I really wish I could remember what the other really good zine is called. Damn.
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    If I recall correctly, Gilles Dauvé goes over the banlieu riots a bit in the interesting interview/article "What's It All About" at troploin0.free.fr/ii/index.php/textes/24-whats-it-all-about-questions-a-answers
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    Also some interesting stuff here: meeting.communisation.net/stuff-for-meeting/article/on-french-riots
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    Here are some essays I find interesting on the topic. Most of them deal with both the 2005 banlieue crisis and the anti-CPE demonstrations. Some are better than others, but all interesting nonetheless.

    Decolonizing Europe? The Colonial Boomerang by John Milfull: http://www.2shared.com/file/8085169/...boomerang.html

    Regroupment and Retrenchment on the Radical Left in France by Jim Wolfreys: http://www.2shared.com/file/8085277/...renchment.html

    Decolonizing the Republic by Philip Dine: http://www.2shared.com/file/8085285/...erepublic.html

    France: Voices of the Banlieues by Naima Bouteldja: http://www.2shared.com/file/8085284/...banlieues.html

    Three Moments of the French Revolt by Remy Herrara: http://www.2shared.com/file/8085279/...nchrevolt.html

    Is France on the Verge on Another May '68 by Andrew Hussey: http://www.2shared.com/file/8085286/...thermay68.html
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    finally found that other one i was thinking of. didn't re-read it, so it might not be as good as i recall... anyway: http://fendersen.com/nights_of_rage.htm
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