Massacre The Life and Death of the Paris Commune

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4-1-15

Review of John Merriman’s “Massacre: The Life and Death of the Paris Commune”

by Ron Briley

Drawing upon French primary source documents, Merriman has written an engaging history addressed to the general reader which poses important questions regarding working-class autonomy, class conflict, and state-sponsored terrorism which resonate in the contemporary world.

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Review of John Merriman’s “Massacre: The Life and Death of the Paris Commune”

by Ron Briley