The Paris Commune 1871 (Paperback)

The Paris Commune was the biggest and last popular revolution in western Europe and this book provides a comprehensive synthesis of recent research in both French and English, making the research accessible to students. Written with a vivid sense of time and place, The Paris Commune 1871 lets the reader experience these tumultuous events at first hand.

In his stirring account, Robert Tombs describes the tumultuous events and set them in their immediate political and social context, examining who in Paris supported the Commune and what their motives were. He considers the Commune's long term significance for both France and Europe and explores the diverse historical interpretations it has generated.