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A HISTORY OF THE BARRICADE - ERIC HAZAN KARTONI...

In the history of European revolutions  the barricade stands as a glorious emblem. Its symbolic
importance arises principally from the barricades of Eric Hazan's native Paris  where they were
instrumental in the revolts of the nineteenth century  helping to shape the political life of a
continent. The barricade was always a makeshift construction (the word derives from barrique or
barrel)  and in working-class districts these ersatz fortifications could spread like wildfire.
They doubled as a stage  from which insurgents could harangue soldiers and subvert their
allegiance. Their symbolic power persisted into May 1968 and  more recently  the Occupy
movements. Hazan traces the many stages in the barricade's evolution  from the Wars of Religion
through to the Paris Commune  drawing on the work of thinkers throughout the periods examined
to illustrate and bring to life the violent practicalities of revolutionary uprising.

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