The Dreyfus affair in French society and politics

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The Dreyfus affair in French society and politics

Eric Cahm

Longman, 1996

  • : pbk

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L'affaire Dreyfus

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Affaire Dreyfus

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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: pbk ISBN 9780582276789

Description

The Dreyfus affair remains one of the most famous miscarriages of justice in modern times. Eric Cahm's study does justice to the human drama, whilst also throwing light on the wider society and politics of the Third Republic in the traumatic years after the Franco-Prussian War. This wide-ranging survey - the only short modern account in English anchors the Affair in its full social and political context. Organised round a narrative of events, it offers portraits of all the main characters, substantial extracts from key sources in fresh translations, a comprehensive bibliography and a detailed chronology.

Table of Contents

1. The First Dreyfus Affair: November 1894- January 1895. 2. The Search for the Real Culprit and the Beginnings of the Campaign for a Retrial. 3. The Crisis From J'Accuse...! to Cavaignac's Speech: January to July 1898. 4. The Death of Henry, the Review, the Rennes Trial and Dreyfus's Pardon. 5. Retrial and Pardon: The 1894 Judgement is Set Aside. Epilogue. Footnotes. Further Reading. Index
Volume

ISBN 9780582276796

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Focusing on the Dreyfus affair, in which Dreyfus was tried and convicted of treason, this text documents the case, putting in the context of French society and politics and looking at the consequences of the affair.

Table of Contents

  • The first Dreyfus affair - Dreyfus is tried and convicted of treason
  • the beginnings of the Dreyfusard campaign
  • J'Accuse...! and the affair as national crisis
  • Henry's suicide and the review of the case by the Cour de cassation
  • retrial and pardon - the 1894 judgement is set aside
  • the end of the affair.

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