White Bear, London Politics predominates in Paul Mason's frustrating account of the French communard Louise Michel who was deported to New Caledonia in the 1870sDealing with defeat is part of being a revolutionary. In March 1871 the working people of Paris took over the city. Women stood shoulder to shoulder with men on the barricades of the Paris Commune. By the end of May the uprising had been suppressed. The defea…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:02AM on April 28, 2017