The Insurgent Barricade.

Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface and Acknowledgments; 1. The Insurgent Barricade; 2. The First Barricades; 3. The Barricades of the Fronde; 4. The Long-Term Incidence of Barricade Events and the Lost Barricades of the French Revolution; 5. Barricades in Belgium, 1787-1830; 6. The Barricade Conquers Europe, 1848; 7. The Functions of the Barricade; 8. Barricades and the Culture of Revolution; Appendix A. Database of European Barricade Events; Appendix B. Did the Wave of Revolutionism in 1848 Originate in Paris or Palermo?

Appendix C. The Barricade and Technological Innovations in Transport and CommunicationsNotes; References; Index.

"To the barricades!" The cry conjures images of angry citizens, turmoil in the streets, and skirmishes fought behind hastily improvised cover. This definitive history of the barricade charts the origins, development, and diffusion of a uniquely European revolutionary tradition. Mark Traugott traces the barricade from its beginnings in the sixteenth century, to its refinement in the insurrectionary struggles of the long nineteenth century, on through its emergence as an icon of an international culture of revolution. Exploring the most compelling moments of its history, Traugott finds that the.

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