THE HISTORY OF THE PARIS
NEW TITLE:
VERSO’S WORLD HISTORY SERIES:
THE HISTORY OF THE PARIS COMMUNE OF 1871
by Prosper-Olivier Lissagaray
Preface by Eric Hazan
OUT NOW
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The classic history of the Paris Commune, part of Verso’s
highly praised and affordable World History Series.
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.
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PROSPER-OLIVIER LISSAGARAY (1838–1901) was a socialist,
duelist, republican journalist and sometime lover of Eleanor Marx.
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“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 Newsnight and author of WHY IT’S KICKING OFF EVERYWHERE
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464 pages
/ $26.95 / £14.99 /
$28.50CAN /
ISBN: 9781844677764
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