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The "Ancien Regime" and the Revolution of 1871
Like Che Guevara, the Paris Commune of 1871 has achieved mythic dimensions. It's notoriety transcends generations and crosses political lines. Those on the "left" tend to lionize this brief-lived insurrection whilst those on the "right" cite it as an example of of all that can go wrong when institutions are demolished. In "Massacre", John Merriman provides a comprehensive history of the insurrection giving particular emphasis to a comprehensive sampling of impressions, actions and reactions to this seminal occurrence from a cross-section of contemporaries on both sides of the divide.
In brief, following the 1871 French defeat by Prussia and its allies, the Empire collapsed and French territory was occupied. Punishing concessions were extracted by Bismarck, including reparations and territorial concessions. Not unexpectedly, particularly given the gross economic disparities between the proto-one-percenters and the burgeoning urban population of...
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