History of the Paris Commune of 1871

History of the Paris Commune of 1871 - Verso World History Series

2012nd edition

Paperback (24 Aug 2012) | English,French

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Publisher's Synopsis

In 1871, the working class of Paris, incensed by their lack of political power and tired of being exploited, seized control of the capital. This book is the outstanding history of the Commune, theheroic battles fought in its defence, and the bloody massacre that ended the uprising. Its author, Lissagaray, was a young journalist who not only saw the events recounted here first-hand, but fought for the Commune on the barricades. He spent the next twenty-five years researching and writing this history, which refutes the slanders levelled at the Communards by the ruling classes and is a vivid and valuable study in urban political revolution, one that retains its power to inspire to this day.

This revised edition, translated by Eleanor Marx, includes a foreword by the writer and publisher Eric Hazan.

Book information

ISBN: 9781844677764
Publisher: Verso
Imprint: Verso
Pub date:
Edition: 2012nd edition
DEWEY: 944.0812
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English,French
Number of pages: 464
Weight: 730g
Height: 236mm
Width: 155mm
Spine width: 33mm

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