Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Acknowledgements xi
4. Contents xiii
5. 1. The Canuts, the Silk Industry, and the City of Lyon 1
6. 2. The Rebellion of November 1831 48
7. 3. The Republican Party in Lyon 73
8. 4. The Worker Movement 96
9. 5. The General Strike 122
10. 6. The Law on Associations 134
11. 7. The April Uprising 149
12. 8. Autrefois Les Canuts 175
13. Notes 199
14. Appendixes
15. A. Population of Lyon and number of silk looms by quarter, 1820-1834 239
16. Β. Crowd information: persons arrested for actual participation in the Lyon uprising of 1834 243
17. C. Breakdown of population of Lyon by quarter, 1834 248
18. Bibliography 251
19. Index 269
20. Backmatter 273