2. The Paris Commune and Its Legacy
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France Since 1871 (HIST 276)Uploaded 21-11-08The Paris Commune of 1871 remained a potent force in Europe for several generations afterwards. The reprisals following the fall of the Commune anticipated the great massacres of the twentieth century. While the brief reign of the communards witnessed serious adversity in the form of food shortages and disease, it also presided over many progressive social measures, such as the relative emancipation of women. The brutality of the army's actions against the communards would cast a pallor over leftist politics in Europe for decades to come.00:00 - Chapter 1. The Paris Commune in Its Historical Context: Napoleon III and the Franco-Prussian War06:17 - Chapter 2. The Siege of Paris19:48 - Chapter 3. The Fall of France and the Formation of the Paris Commune32:17 - Chapter 4. Composition of the Commune: Tensions between Urban and Rural France38:23 - Chapter 5. The State Strikes Back: The Massacre of the Paris CommuneComplete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://open.yale.edu/coursesThis course was recorded in Fall 2007.
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