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Paris Babylon: the Story of the Paris Commune

by Rupert Christiansen · 1994

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Paris in 1869 was known to the world as "the new Babylon", a city obsessed with sex and money, on the verge of the Franco-Prussian War and a five-month siege. Christiansen explains how and why this happened while painting a richly entertaining picture of Parisian life. Photos.

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1870s1870sMore like thisLess of this19th century19th centuryMore like thisLess of thisParisParisMore like thisLess of thisFranceFranceMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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long · 448 pages

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