History of the Paris Commune of 1871

This is the classic history of the Paris Commune, now republished on the occasion of the 140th anniversary with a new preface by the writer and publisher Eric Hazan. The author, Lissagaray, had been a participant in the Commune and, after its suppression, worked for twenty-five years interviewing the survivors in exile and consulting the available documents.

Prosper-Olivier Lissagaray (1838-1501) was a socialist, duelist, republican journalist and sometime lover of Eleanor Marx. Eric Hazan is the founder of the publishing house La Fabrique and the author of several books, including Notes on the Occupation and the highly acclaimed The Invention of Paris.

Foreword to the 2012 Edition	p. ix
Foreword	p. xxi
Introduction	p. 1
Preface	p. 5
Prologue	p. 6
The Prussians Enter Paris	p. 49
The Coalition Opens Fire on Paris	p. 57
18th March	p. 64
The Central Committee Calls for Elections	p. 72
Reorganization of the Public Services	p. 82
The Mayors and the Assembly Combine against Paris	p. 88
The Central Committee Forces the Mayors to Capitulate	p. 95
Proclamation of the Commune	p. 103
The Commune at Lyons, St Etienne and Creuzot	p. 108
The Commune at Marseilles, Toulouse and Narbonne	p. 117
The Council of the Commune Wavers	p. 126
The Versaillese Beat Back the Commune Patrols and Massacre Prisoners	p. 133
The Commune Is Defeated at Marseilles and Narbonne	p. 140
The "Weaknesses of the Council	p. 149
The Commune's First Combats	p. 155
The Manifesto and the Germs of Defeat	p. 162
Women of the Commune and the Opposing Armies	p. 168
The Work of the Commune	p. 175
Formation of the Committee of Public Safety	p. 189
Rossel Replaces Cluseret	p. 197
Paris Bombarded: Rossel Flees	p. 203
Conspiracies against the Commune	p. 211
The 'Lefts' Betray Paris	p. 216
The New Committee at Work	p. 225
Paris on the Eve of Death	p. 233
The Enemy Enters Paris	p. 242
The Invasion Continues	p. 249
The Street Battles Continue	p. 259
On the Barricades	p. 270
The Left Bank Falls	p. 281
The Commune's Last Stand	p. 291
The Versaillese Fury	p. 305
The Fate of the Prisoners	p. 314
The Trials of the Communards	p. 323
The Executions	p. 335
The Balance-Sheet of Bourgeois Vengeance	p. 352
Appendices	p. 359
Author's Notes	p. 401
Glossary of French Terms	p. 425
General Index	p. 427
Names Index	p. 431
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