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Prosper-Olivier Lissagaray - History of the Paris Commune of 1871 - 9781844677764 - V9781844677764
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History of the Paris Commune of 1871

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Description for History of the Paris Commune of 1871 Paperback. The classic history of the Paris Commune. Translator(s): Aveling, Eleanor Marx. Series: Verso World History Series. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 730.
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 ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Series
Verso World History Series
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844677764
SKU
V9781844677764
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About Prosper-Olivier Lissagaray
Prosper-Olivier Lisagaray (1838-1901) was a socialist, duelist, republican journalist and sometime lover of Eleanor Marx. Eric Hazan is the founder of the publisher La Fabrique and the author of several books, including Notes on the Occupation and the highly acclaimed The Invention of Paris. He has lived in Paris, France, all his life.

Reviews for History of the Paris Commune of 1871
Lissagaray relives the Commune with all the bitterness of a man who could see the tragedy unfold, even as he played his part, dutifully, to the end.
Paul Mason, economics editor of the BBC’s Newsnight and author of Why It’s Kicking Off Everywhere Prosper-Olivier Lissigaray, the Paris Commune's greatest historian, a rank-and-file participant in the events, produced a work ... Read more

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