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France and the Dreyfus Affair A Documentary History

Name: France and the Dreyfus Affair A Documentary History
Author: Michael Burns
ISBN: 9780312218133

by Michael Burns

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The Dreyfus affair--the famous account of French Jewish army officer Alfred Dreyfus unjustly convicted of treason in 1894--was the most significant political and social crisis of fin-de-siècle Europe. This book, designed to introduce the broad outlines and significant history, deftly interweaves text with documents, tracing the events of the affair and highlighting militant nationalism, socialism, the birth of modern Zionism, the separation of church and state, and the emergence of the "intellectual" in the political arena. The 66 documents offer a broad range of sources, including newspaper editorials, letters, trial testimony, and diary entries.

About the Author, Michael Burns

Michael Burns is Professor of Modern European History at Mount Holyoke College.

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Introduces students to the most significant political and social crises of late 19th-century Europe--the unjust 1894 conviction of Jewish army officer and French citizen Alfred Dreyfus for treason. Interweaves explanatory and interpretive text with documents to highlight such issues as anti-Semitism, militant nationalism, socialism, the birth of modern Zionism, the separation of the church and state, and the emergence of intellectuals into the political arena. Includes a chronology. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.