Description: Colette Wilson writes clearly and authoritatively and her original, scholarly and beautifully illustrated book makes a strong contribution to our understanding of the Paris Commune, its aftermath in the early years of the Third Republic and French cultural memory overall.
Brief description: Colette E. Wilson is an independent researcher and lecturer in French literary and cultural studies
Review Quotes:
'Colette Wilson's tightly focused Paris and the Commune, 1871-78 is an excellent contribution to the scholarship on the Commune and its memory.'
Casey Harison, University of Southern Indiana, H-France Review Vol. 19 (February 2019), No. 22