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The Dreyfus Affair

Honour and Politics in the Belle Époque

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  • © 1999
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Authors:
  1. Martin P. Johnson

    1. Northern Illinois University, USA

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  • A comprehensive synthesis of the most recent literature on this crucial episode of French political history
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Part of the book series: European History in Perspective (EUROHIP)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. In Search of a Traitor (1894)

    • Martin P. Johnson
    Pages 1-17

  3. A Trial, an Exile (1894–1895)

    • Martin P. Johnson
    Pages 18-38

  4. The Petit Bleu (1896–1897)

    • Martin P. Johnson
    Pages 39-65

  5. A Successful Collusion (Autumn 1897)

    • Martin P. Johnson
    Pages 66-86

  6. The Grand Affaire (1898)

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    Pages 87-109

  7. In the Balance (1898–1899)

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    Pages 110-128

  8. Rennes and Rehabilitation (1899–1906)

    • Martin P. Johnson
    Pages 129-149

  9. Conclusion

    • Martin P. Johnson
    Pages 150-158

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 159-171
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About this book

The Dreyfus Affair comprises attempted assassinations, suicides, perjury, forgeries, invective, stunning reversals and abortive coups d'état, involving the honour and destiny of an individual and of France. It is also a mystery tale that reveals the preoccupations and divisions of France and Europe at the turn of the century. At its centre is the unjust imprisonment upon Devil's Island of Captain Alfred Dreyfus, a Jew convicted of a crime he did not commit, who was in part the victim of an ancient prejudice. As the gravest crisis of the Third Republic, the Dreyfus Affair transformed French politics; as a crucial episode in the history of racial nationalism, it marked the transition from traditional to racial anti-Semitism; and as an explosive struggle for human rights and judicial equity, it, for the first time, engaged academics, writers and artists as self-conscious 'intellectuals' in French politics. The Dreyfus Affair explores how the trial of one man became l'Affaire, with all its consequences.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Northern Illinois University, USA

    Martin P. Johnson

About the author

MARTIN P. JOHNSON is an Adjunct Professor of History at Northern Illinois University.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Dreyfus Affair

  • Book Subtitle: Honour and Politics in the Belle Époque

  • Authors: Martin P. Johnson

  • Series Title: European History in Perspective

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-27519-9

  • Publisher: Red Globe Press London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Martin P Johnson 1999

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 184

  • Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave

  • Topics: History of France

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