1871 Paris Komünü Tarihi

A Classic on the Paris Commune

Evaluations based on the Paris Commune are common. It is certain that we will hear such evaluations more, especially with the wave of rebellion that has started in the world and in Turkey in recent years, and which seems to be uninterrupted. However, what happened historically in the Commune, which is so frequently cited, is little known in our country.

How did the Paris Commune come about? What happened day by day? Which historical experiences occurred and how? How was the commune suppressed? What happened next? How did the Communards reflect their memories in letters? There is only one source that answers these questions: Lissagaray's book. This book, which Marx considered the most important work written on the Commune, has become a source for everyone, including the masters who commented on the Commune. This classic work, which was created by the author who was personally involved in the Commune experience and interviewed hundreds of people one by one over the next five years, can be read like a documentary-novel.

Lissagaray's works titled "Eight days behind the barricades in May" (Huites journées de mai derrière des barricades) written during his exile in Brussels in 1871 and "Vision des Versailles" written in 1873 The work is an objective examination of an extremely complex phenomenon like the Commune.

The author, who stands out with his humanitarianism and idealist republicanism rather than his socialist qualities, is both the actor and the spectator of the events he describes. The primary role in the story belongs to the Parisians. In the background are the people who showed incredible sacrifice during the April and May conflicts. The work is not just a story of resistance against oppression. At the same time, it contains a wide panorama of all social thought movements of the period and the contradictions and conflicts within the Commune. Its importance is social rather than economic. Coming from an encyclopedist tradition rather than a Marxist line, the author, during his twenty-five-month work, consulted the testimonies of everyone who was in exile in London and Switzerland at that time and examined all the documents he could get his hands on from the period. With these aspects, the work is considered as the main reference source about the Paris Commune in the international literature, which is now considered a classic.
(From the Promotional Bulletin)



Number of Pages: 560

Year of Printing: 2015


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Nota Bene Publications

Number of Pages: 560

First Print Year: 2015

Language Turkish