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Paris Commune : A Revolution in Democracy by Donny Gluckstein (2011, Trade Paperback)

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When they established the world's first workers' democracy, they found no blueprints or precedents for how to run their city without princes or politicians. Author: Donny Gluckstein. Title: The Paris Commune.

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PublisherHaymarket Books

ISBN-101608461181

ISBN-139781608461189

eBay Product ID (ePID)102854781

Product Key Features

Book TitleParis Commune : a Revolution in Democracy

Number of Pages260 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2011

TopicEurope / France, Sociology / General, World / European, General, Political Ideologies / Democracy

IllustratorYes

GenrePolitical Science, Social Science, History

AuthorDonny Gluckstein

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight12 Oz

Item Length7.9 in

Item Width5.3 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2011-017108

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal944/.3610812

Table Of ContentIntroduction 1. The Commune's Achievements 2. The Capital of the Human Race 3. War and Seige 4. Fighting and Civil War 5. Bloody Week 6. Interpretations: Critics and Champions Notes Appendices Index

SynopsisThis comprehensive history--based in primary source accounts--of worker's control in Paris considers historic and contemporary debates on the Commune's legacy, For two months in 1871, the workers of Paris took control of Europe's most celebrated capital city. When they established the world's first workers' democracy--the Paris Commune--they found no ready-made blueprints, and no precedents to study for how to run their city without princes, prison wardens, or professional politicians. All they had was the boundless revolutionary enthusiasm of Paris's socialists, communists, anarchists, and radical Jacobins, all of whom threw their energies into creating a new society. As the city's bakers, industrial workers, and other "ruffians" built new institutions of collective political power to overturn social and economic inequality, their former rulers sought to thwart their efforts by any means necessary--ultimately deciding to drown the Communards in blood. By paying particular attention to the historic problems of the Commune, critical debates over its implications, and the glimpse of a better world the Commune provided, Gluckstein reveals its enduring lessons and inspiration for today's struggles. Donny Gluckstein is author of The Nazis, Capitalism and the Working Class and The Tragedy of Bukharin . He is a lecturer in history in Edinburgh and is a member of the Socialist Workers Party., This comprehensive history--based in primary source accounts--of worker's control in Paris considers historic and contemporary debates on the Commune's legacy.

LC Classification NumberDC316.G58 2011