Eric Hazan's Walk Through Paris: A Map

In A Walk Through Paris, Eric Hazan leads us from Ivry to Saint-Denis, roughly following the meridian that divides Paris into east and west. He comments on both famous landmarks and obscure alleyways, providing historical anecdotes, geographical observations, and literary references, to allow us to regain knowledge of the city's revolutionary past, present, and future.

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The Invention of Paris

by Eric Hazan

Translated by David Fernbach

The Invention of Paris is a tour through the streets and history of the French capital under the guidance of radical Parisian author and publisher Eric Hazan.Hazan reveals a city whose squares echo...

A People's History of the French Revolution

by Eric Hazan

Translated by David Fernbach

The assault on the Bastille, the Reign of Terror, Danton mocking his executioner, Robespierre dispensing a fearful justice, and the archetypal gadfly Marat – the events and figures of the French Re...

Reflections on Anti-Semitism

by Alain Badiou, Eric Hazan and Ivan Segré

Foreword by Shlomo Sand

Translated by David Fernbach

Since the beginning of the War on Terror, Israel has become increasingly salient to imperial strategy and ever more aggressive in its policies toward the Palestinians. In this context, a key ideolo...

The History of the Paris Commune of 1871

by Prosper-Olivier Lissagaray

Preface by Eric Hazan

Translated by Eleanor Marx

In 1871, the working class of Paris, incensed by their lack of political power and tired of being exploited, seized control of the capital. This book is the outstanding history of the Commune, theh...

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