The Paris Commune 1871 by Robert Tombs
The Paris Commune was the biggest and last popular revolution in western Europe - ending the cycle of revolutions that started in 1789. The Parisians, reeling from defeat in the Franco-Prussian War set up their own revolutionary administration. Government troops eventually retook the city and took a terrible revenge: thousands died in the bloodbath that followed. The short-lived Commune and its repression cast a long shadow. It exposed deep divisions in French society and became a potent inspiration for the radical left. This stirring new study written with great zest, and a vivid sense of time and place lets the reader experience these tumultuous events at first hand and provides a comprehensive synthesis of recent research in both French and English.Robert Tombs is a notable specialist of Anglo-French relations and a professor of history at the University of Cambridge. That Sweet Enemy: The French and the British from the Sun King to the Present, which he coauthored with his wife, Isabelle Tombs, is the first comprehensive study of the French-British relationship over the last three centuries.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780582309036 |
| ISBN 10 | 0582309034 |
| Title | The Paris Commune 1871 |
| Author | Robert Tombs |
| Series | Turning Points |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 1999-06-23 |
| Number of pages | 252 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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