The History of the Paris Commune of 1871
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The History of the Paris Commune of 1871

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The History of the Paris Commune of 1871

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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 study in urban political revolution, one that retains its power to inspire to this day.

This revised edition, translated by Eleanor Marx, includes a foreword by the writer and publisher Eric Hazan.

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Publisher
Verso
Year
2020
Print ISBN
9781844677764
eBook ISBN
9781789601275
Topic
History
Subtopic
19th Century History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Halftitle Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. Publisher’s Note
  7. Foreword to the 2012 Edition
  8. Foreword
  9. Introduction
  10. Preface
  11. Prologue: How the Prussians Got Paris and the Rurals France
  12. Chapter 1: The Prussians Enter Paris
  13. Chapter 2: The Coalition Opens Fire on Paris
  14. Chapter 3: 18th March
  15. Chapter 4: The Central Committee Calls for Elections
  16. Chapter 5: Reorganization of the Public Services
  17. Chapter 6: The Mayors and the Assembly Combine Against Paris
  18. Chapter 7: The Central Committee Forces the Mayors to Capitulate
  19. Chapter 8: Proclamation of the Commune
  20. Chapter 9: The Commune at Lyons, St Etienne and Creuzot
  21. Chapter 10: The Commune at Marseilles, Toulouse and Narbonne
  22. Chapter 11: The Council of the Commune Wavers
  23. Chapter 12: The Versaillese Beat Back the Commune Patrols and Massacre Prisoners
  24. Chapter 13: The Commune Is Defeated at Marseilles and Narbonne
  25. Chapter 14: The Weaknesses of the Council
  26. Chapter 15: The Commune’s First Combats
  27. Chapter 16: The Manifesto and the Germs of Defeat
  28. Chapter 17: Women of the Commune and the Opposing Armies
  29. Chapter 18: The Work of the Commune
  30. Chapter 19: Formation of the Committee of Public Safety
  31. Chapter 20: Rossel Replaces Cluseret
  32. Chapter 21: Paris Bombarded: Rossel Flees
  33. Chapter 22: Conspiracies Against the Commune
  34. Chapter 23: The ‘Lefts’ Betray Paris
  35. Chapter 24: The New Committee at Work
  36. Chapter 25: Paris on the Eve of Death
  37. Chapter 26: The Enemy Enters Paris
  38. Chapter 27: The Invasion Continues
  39. Chapter 28: The Street Battles Continue
  40. Chapter 29: On the Barricades
  41. Chapter 30: The Left Bank Falls
  42. Chapter 31: The Commune’s Last Stand
  43. Chapter 32: The Versaillese Fury
  44. Chapter 33: The Fate of the Prisoners
  45. Chapter 34: The Trials of the Communards
  46. Chapter 35: The Executions
  47. Chapter 36: The Balance-Sheet of Bourgeois Vengeance
  48. Appendices
  49. Author’s Notes
  50. Glossary
  51. General Index
  52. Names Index

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