Greetings historians! I am a senior finishing my BA in history. My senior thesis is going to concern the Paris Commune, as that is where a majority of my general research was done last semester for another class. I believe the best way to sum up my thesis is to say I am studying the role the Paris Commune had on anarcho-marxist relations. I think its fascinating the Commune is such a key point to both branches of ideology, yet the actions of the Commune eventually led to the 1872 meeting of the First International in the Hague where the anarchists were removed from the Internation.
I was hoping for two things from you. First, your thoughts on the topic itself and if I should maybe modify it? And second, what primary sources do you recommend for this topic?
You mention your topic but not your thesis. I find the topic fascinating, but without a premise, I can't say anything about modification. What is your take on it? Are you still exploring?
Primary sources: since it seems your topic is on the Hague Congress's rival perceptions of the Paris Commune rather than the Commune itself, Marx and Bakunin's rival dissections of the Commune.
I'm guessing you're going for the Marxist take, as you don't mention Saint-Imier.