num_pages: 252
description: 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.
language: English
title: The Paris Commune 1871
titlecomplete: The Paris Commune 1871 (Turning Points)
genres: History, European History, Politics, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 31
publisher: Longman / Pearson Education Ltd