History Of The Paris Commune
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback edition with some wear and fading to cover. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Intact, slight wear to spine edges.
A landmark work of radical historiography, History of the Paris Commune chronicles the dramatic 72-day uprising of 1871, during which Parisian workers seized control of the city and established one of history's first worker-governed municipalities. Written by Prosper-Olivier Lissagaray — a journalist and active participant in the Commune itself — this firsthand account presents an impassioned yet meticulously detailed narrative of the insurrection, its revolutionary ideals, and its brutal suppression by the French government in what became known as the Bloody Week. The account is both a political document and a personal testament, translated into English by Eleanor Marx, daughter of Karl Marx, cementing its place as essential reading in the canon of socialist and labour history. Urgent, eyewitness, and uncompromising in its sympathies, it remains one of the most authoritative primary sources on the Commune and its enduring legacy for working-class movements worldwide.
Author: Lissagaray
Format: Paperback
Genre: European history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback edition with some wear and fading to cover. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Intact, slight wear to spine edges.
A landmark work of radical historiography, History of the Paris Commune chronicles the dramatic 72-day uprising of 1871, during which Parisian workers seized control of the city and established one of history's first worker-governed municipalities. Written by Prosper-Olivier Lissagaray — a journalist and active participant in the Commune itself — this firsthand account presents an impassioned yet meticulously detailed narrative of the insurrection, its revolutionary ideals, and its brutal suppression by the French government in what became known as the Bloody Week. The account is both a political document and a personal testament, translated into English by Eleanor Marx, daughter of Karl Marx, cementing its place as essential reading in the canon of socialist and labour history. Urgent, eyewitness, and uncompromising in its sympathies, it remains one of the most authoritative primary sources on the Commune and its enduring legacy for working-class movements worldwide.