THE PARIS COMMUNE 1871 by Robert Tombs ( 9780582309036 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

THE PARIS COMMUNE 1871

By:

Robert Tombs

Format:

Paperback

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ISBN 10:

0582309034

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9780582309036

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Publisher:

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

23 June, 1999

Series:

Turning Points

Pages:

256

Description:

The Paris Commune was the biggest and last popular revolution in Western Europe. The short-lived commune and its subsequent repression exposed deep divisions in French society. This book is an account of those times.

Synopsis:

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.

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black & white illustrations

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Imprint:

Longman

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