Massacre: The Life And Death Of The Paris Commune by John Merriman

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 Courbet—whose idealism fueled a revolution.

Publisher:	Basic Books
Year:	2014
Binding:	Hardback
ISBN:	9780465020171
Condition:	Good
Description:	DJ. Minor edge foxing.

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SKU: 1601943
Location: History