The artisan republic : revolution, reaction, and resistance in Lyon, 1848-1851

Artists in Dylan Thomas's Prose Works is an exploration of the rich but relatively neglected prose works of Dylan Thomas. Ann Mayer examines Thomas's changing conceptions of language and the creation of meaning as revealed in his numerous self-referential acts of writing and telling. Contents Tables Acknowledgments Introduction Map 1 Ready for Revolution 2 The Red Flag, 25–28 February 1848 3 The Provisional Government, March–April 1848 4 Reaction, May–July 1848 5 Resistance, August 1848–May 1849 6 Insurrection, June 1849 7 State of Siege, June 1849–December 1851 Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index A B C D E F G I J L M N O P R S T U V W The Artisan Republic uses the techniques and approaches of local, labour, and social history to test some of the recent theories about the dynamics of revolution, repression, and resistance. It is an important addition to the growing number of studies which are giving a new direction to the formerly Paris-oriented historiography of the Second Republic. Stresses the continuity of this successful and persistent movement from its beginnings under the July Monarchy through the revolutionary period to the advent of the Second Empire.