The Dreyfus affair : the scandal that tore France in two
(Book - Regular Print)
Author
Published
New York : Bloomsbury Press, 2012.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
408 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Status
Yavapai College Prescott - LIMBO - Items being donated to other libraries
DC354.R33 2012
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DC354.R33 2012
1 available
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Published
New York : Bloomsbury Press, 2012.
Format
Book - Regular Print
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
Captain Alfred Dreyfus was a rising star in the French artillery command. Reserved yet intelligent and ambitious, Dreyfus had everything: a family, money, and a clear path to a prestigious post. However, Dreyfus also had enemies, especially within the impoverished aristocracy, who disliked him because he was rich, bourgeois, and, above all, a Jew. On the basis of flimsy evidence, he was arrested for high treason, and sentenced to life on the legendary, lethal Devil's Island. The saga of Dreyfus's many trials--he was not exonerated until 1906, twelve years after first being arrested--the fight to free him, and the intrigues on both sides, is a fast-moving mystery story rife with heroes and villains, loose women, loyal wives, bisexual men, tricksters, and charlatans. The anti-Semitism and deceit on display in the Dreyfus case was an ominous prelude to the Holocaust and the long, bloody twentieth century to come. The Dreyfus scandal still has much to teach us, and prizewinning novelist, biographer, and narrative historian Piers Paul Read brings this real-life morality tale alive for a new generation.--From publisher description.
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LC Subjects
Antisemitism -- France -- History -- 19th century.
Dreyfus, Alfred, -- 1859-1935 -- Influence.
Dreyfus, Alfred, -- 1859-1935.
France -- History -- Third Republic, 1870-1940.
France -- Intellectual life -- 19th century.
France -- Politics and government -- 1870-1940.
Religion and politics -- France -- History -- 19th century.
Scandals -- France -- History -- 19th century.
Trials (Treason) -- Political aspects -- France.
Dreyfus, Alfred, -- 1859-1935 -- Influence.
Dreyfus, Alfred, -- 1859-1935.
France -- History -- Third Republic, 1870-1940.
France -- Intellectual life -- 19th century.
France -- Politics and government -- 1870-1940.
Religion and politics -- France -- History -- 19th century.
Scandals -- France -- History -- 19th century.
Trials (Treason) -- Political aspects -- France.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Read, P. P. (2012). The Dreyfus affair: the scandal that tore France in two (First U.S. edition.). Bloomsbury Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Read, Piers Paul, 1941-. 2012. The Dreyfus Affair: The Scandal That Tore France in Two. Bloomsbury Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Read, Piers Paul, 1941-. The Dreyfus Affair: The Scandal That Tore France in Two Bloomsbury Press, 2012.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Read, Piers Paul. The Dreyfus Affair: The Scandal That Tore France in Two First U.S. edition., Bloomsbury Press, 2012.
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