The Paris Commune 1871 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780582309036)

The Paris Commune was the biggest and last popular revolution in western Europe - ending the cycle of revolutions that started in 1789. The Parisians, reeling from defeat in the Franco-Prussian War set up their own revolutionary administration. Government troops eventually retook the city and took a terrible revenge: thousands died in the bloodbath that followed. The short-lived Commune and its repression cast a long shadow. It exposed deep divisions in French society and became a potent inspiration for the radical left. This stirring new study written with great zest, and a vivid sense of time and place lets the reader experience these tumultuous events at first hand and provides a comprehensive synthesis of recent research in both French and English.

Author: Robert Tombs
ISBN-10: 0582309034
ISBN-13: 9780582309036
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 06/23/1999
Pages: 252
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 8.42h x 5.44w x 0.55d