Synopses & Reviews
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, the heroic 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 includes a foreword by the writer and publisher Eric Hazan.
Review
"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 < i=""> Newsnight <> and author of < i=""> Why It's Kicking Off Everywhere <>
Synopsis
This is the classic history of the Paris Commune, now republished on the occasion of the 140th anniversary with a new preface by the writer and publisher Eric Hazan. The author, Lissagaray, had been a participant in the Commune and, after its suppression, worked for twenty-five years interviewing the survivors in exile and consulting the available documents.
Synopsis
The classic history of the Paris Commune In 1871, the working class of Paris, incensed by their lack of political power and tired of beingexploited, 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, butfought for the Commune on the barricades. He spent the next twenty-five years researching andwriting this history, which refutes the slanders levelled at the Communards by the ruling classesand is a vivid and valuable study in urban political revolution, one that retains its power to inspireto this day.
This revised edition includes a foreword by the writer and publisher Eric Hazan.
Synopsis
The classic history of the Paris Commune.
About the Author
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.