The 1980s, it was not only ridiculous haircuts or fluorescent clothing. It was also, under a socialist who wanted to "change life," the sly introduction in France of an arrogant and ruthless economic capitalism disguised as "hipness". While agreeing with the anti-capitalist indictment presented by this book, we must recognize that François Cusset wrote some approximations and errors: confused Bugles and Lucio admittedly anecdotal reports, but there is concern that for more serious areas such as sociology or philiosophie, Cusset has also made mistakes (note that I have read the first edition large format, not the paperback edition that may have been revised and corrected). What also annoyed me is the way to attack the "Republicans" who fought against the establishment of communitarianism in France from the 1980s that only seems to save Cusset are activists of leftist communitarians (which perhaps are only the useful idiots of the liberal right), whose activities Cusset incenses 1990s! It has heroes that can ... Meanwhile, we are in 2012 and we still do not see a way out of "crisis" that has lasted nearly forty years, if France continues to decline slightly more each day.