Nantes, a rebellious city

This book is not a history textbook or a tourist guide but a diversion in the city of Nantes. From the post-war insurrectional strikes to the recent excesses of the head processions, from the Commune of May 68 to the days fabulous against the airport of Notre-Dame-des-Landes, the City of the Dukes has stood out for several decades for its ability to overturn the order, Despite efforts by police, bureaucrats and other urban planners to bring it into line. More recently, the government has attempted to dissolve the media Contre Attaque, formerly named Nantes Révoltée. Its team invites you through this book to revisit the Nantes revolts of yesterday and today in traveling through a series of emblematic places in the city. A “counter journey to Nantes » off the beaten track, a Proust madeleine with a tear gas flavor.