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The Insurgent Barricade
Mark Traugott
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Description for The Insurgent Barricade
Hardback. 'To the barricades!' - The cry conjures images of angry citizens, turmoil in the streets, and skirmishes fought behind hastily improvised cover. This title presents the history of the barricade that charts the origins, development, and diffusion of a European revolutionary tradition. It traces the barricade from its beginnings onwards. Num Pages: 454 pages, 34 b/w photographs, 3 line illustrations, 5 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 756.
'To the barricades!' - The cry conjures images of angry citizens, turmoil in the streets, and skirmishes fought behind hastily improvised cover. This definitive history of the barricade charts the origins, development, and diffusion of a uniquely European revolutionary tradition. Mark Traugott traces the barricade from its beginnings in the sixteenth century, to its refinement in the insurrectionary struggles of the long nineteenth century, on through its emergence as an icon of an international culture of revolution. Exploring the most compelling moments of its history, Traugott finds that the barricade is more than a physical structure; it is part of ... Read more
'To the barricades!' - The cry conjures images of angry citizens, turmoil in the streets, and skirmishes fought behind hastily improvised cover. This definitive history of the barricade charts the origins, development, and diffusion of a uniquely European revolutionary tradition. Mark Traugott traces the barricade from its beginnings in the sixteenth century, to its refinement in the insurrectionary struggles of the long nineteenth century, on through its emergence as an icon of an international culture of revolution. Exploring the most compelling moments of its history, Traugott finds that the barricade is more than a physical structure; it is part of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
454
Condition
New
Number of Pages
454
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520266322
SKU
V9780520266322
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About Mark Traugott
Mark Traugott is Professor of History and Sociology at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He is the author of Armies of the Poor: Determinants of Working-Class Participation in the Parisian Insurrection of June 1848 and the editor and translator of The French Worker: Autobiographies from the Early Industrial Era (UC Press), among other books.
Reviews for The Insurgent Barricade
"Brilliant and elegantly written... [A] masterful work of historical sociology." Contemporary Sociology "This fascinating study should be a priority for every university's collection." Choice "Captivating... Careful and comprehensive... Mark Traugott offers a magisterial history of the insurgent barricade... A must read."
Lavinia Stan, St. Francis Xavier University European Legacy "Insurgent Barricades is a work that should have been written ... Read more
Lavinia Stan, St. Francis Xavier University European Legacy "Insurgent Barricades is a work that should have been written ... Read more