Massacre : the life and death of the Paris Commune / John Merriman.
Massacre : the life and death of the Paris Commune / John Merriman.
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Publisher
New York, NY : Basic Books, [2014]
Call Numbers
G 2015/1853
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Language
English
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Physical content
xxvi, 327 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
War and the collapse of the Empire -- The birth of the Commune -- Masters of their own lives -- The Commune versus the cross -- The battle turns against the Communards -- Bloody week begins -- Death comes to the Archbishop -- The courts-martial at work -- Massacre -- Prisoners of Versailles -- Remem...
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Publisher
New York, NY : Basic Books, [2014]
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2014]
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Summary
"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 governme...
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Massacre : the life and death of the Paris Commune / John Merriman.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2015/1853
Record Identifier
74VK7D40mzJX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK7D40mzJX
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ISBN
0465020178 (hardcover)
9780465020171 (hardcover)
DDC
944.081/2
MMS ID
991022704429702626
