Edward S. Mason. The Paris Commune.

CONTENTS

PREFACE

INTRODUCTION—THE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PARIS COMMUNE

I – SOCIALISM IN FRANCE IN THE 1860’s

Jacobinism in the 1860’s

Blanqui and the Blanquists

Proudhon

The First International in France

II – THE PRELUDE TO REVOLUTION

Growth of the Radical Opposition

An Attempt at Revolution: the 31st of October, 1870

The Clubs

The National Guard in Paris

January 22, 1871

Paris and the National Assembly

The Central Committee

Conclusion: The Commune before hel 18th of March

III – PARIS IN REVOLUTION

The Government of Monsieur Assi

The Retreat to Versailles

The Mayors of Paris and the Central Committee

Was the Revolution Proletarian and Socialist?

Paris and Versailles at War

Conclusion

IV – THE COMMUNE OF PARIS

The Communal Assembly

The Administration of the Commune

The Military Direction of the Commune

Internal Difficulties of the Commune

Decline of the Commune

V – THE COMMUNE OF PARIS (Continued)

The Socialism of the Commune

The Anti-Clericalism of the Commune

The Fall of the Commune

VI – THE COMMUNE IN SOCIALIST MYTHOLOGY

The Commune and Contemporary Socialists

The Marxian Interpretation of the Commune

The History of the Commune According to Marx

The ‘‘Lesson” of the Commune

VII – THE COMMUNIST INTERPRETATION OF THE COMMUNE

Lenin and the Commune of Paris

Communist Writings on the Commune in Relation to the Russian Revolution

The Commune and the Communist Attack on the 2nd International

The Commune and Communist Propaganda

CONCLUSION