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(0)John M Merriman
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
xxvi, 327 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"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 government in the name of a more just society. They expelled loyalists and soldiers and erected barricades in...
Author
Publisher
Nation Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 327 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"For six terrifying months in 1911-1912, the citizens of Paris were gripped by a violent crime streak. A group of bandits went on a rampage throughout the city and its suburbs, robbing banks and wealthy Parisians, killing anyone who got in their way, and always managing to stay one step ahead of the police. But Jules Bonnot and the Bonnot Gang weren't just ordinary criminals; they were anarchists, motivated by the rampant inequality and poverty in...
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