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The Paris Commune 1871

Robert Tombs

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.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Routledge
  • Publish Date: Jun 23rd, 1999
  • Pages: 252
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.42in - 5.44in - 0.55in - 0.61lb
  • EAN: 9780582309036
  • Categories: Europe - FranceModern - 19th Century