1871 Paris Komünü Tarihi 2. Cilt

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 afterwards? 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 by interviewing hundreds of people one by one over the next five years, can be read like a documentary-novel.

Şule Ünsaldı did the translation and Levent Ayaşlıoğlu did an extremely meticulous work during the editorial phase. A long effort was carried out to ensure that the book would not seem unfamiliar to Turkish readers. In addition, it was deemed appropriate to publish this comprehensive work, which is extremely detailed and describes some periods day by day, in two volumes. Volume One (Establishment and Power) contains all the details of the political conditions leading to the Commune and the experience of the formation and institutionalization of the Commune. The Second Volume (Bloody Week, Aftermath, Memories, Documents) depicts the atmosphere of oppression that started with the suppression of the Commune and the conditions in France and Europe after the Commune, as well as reflecting direct testimonies including memoirs and letters, with a documentary content.
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 broad 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: 248

Year of Printing: 2013


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Nota Bene Publications

Number of Pages: 248

First Print Year: 2013

Language: Turkish