Today Sardines Are Not for Sale A Street Protest in Occupied Paris |
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| Author:
| Schwartz, Paula |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-068154-8 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2020 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $34.99 |
Book Description:
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This is the story of a demonstration for food organized by the underground French Communist party that took place at a central Parisian marketplace on May 31, 1942. The incident, known as the "women's demonstration on the rue de Buci," became a cause célèbre. In this microhistory of the event, Schwartz examines the many moving parts of an underground operation; the lives and deaths of the protesters, both women and men; and the ways in which the incident has been remembered,...
More DescriptionThis is the story of a demonstration for food organized by the underground French Communist party that took place at a central Parisian marketplace on May 31, 1942. The incident, known as the "women's demonstration on the rue de Buci," became a cause célèbre. In this microhistory of the event, Schwartz examines the many moving parts of an underground operation; the lives and deaths of the protesters, both women and men; and the ways in which the incident has been remembered, commemorated, or forgotten. The study is based on interviews with surviving resisters and on a rich documentary record.