Massacre : the life and death of the Paris Commune / John Merriman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Merriman, John M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Paris (France)--History--Commune, 1871.

Paris (France).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (356 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Basic Books, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Paris Commune lasted for only 64 days in 1871, but during that short time it gave rise to some of the grandest political dreams of the nineteenth century-before culminating in horrific violence.Following the disastrous French defeat in the Franco-Prussian War, hungry and politically disenchanted Parisians took up arms against their government in the name of a more just society. They expelled loyalists and soldiers and erected barricades in the streets. In Massacre, John Merriman introduces a cast of inimitable Communards-from les pétroleuses (female incendiaries) to the painter Gustave Cou

Contents:

CONTENTS; Prologue; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Acknowledgments; Notes; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-465-05682-2