"L’Affaire" by Jean-Denis Bredin

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"L’Affaire" by Jean-Denis Bredin is a detailed historical study that reconstructs the events, political context, and enduring significance of the Dreyfus Affair in late 19th-century France.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
historical study
non-fiction book
aboutEvent Dreyfus Affair
aboutPerson Alfred Dreyfus
French army officers involved in the Dreyfus Affair
Émile Zola
analyzes enduring significance of the Dreyfus Affair
symbolic meaning of the Dreyfus Affair for justice and rights
approach archival research
critical historical analysis
author Jean-Denis Bredin
countryOfOrigin France
examines antisemitic currents in French society
division between Dreyfusards and anti-Dreyfusards
impact of the Dreyfus Affair on French intellectual life
impact of the Dreyfus Affair on French law
impact of the Dreyfus Affair on French politics
legal procedures of the Dreyfus trials
political context of the Dreyfus Affair
public opinion during the Dreyfus Affair
role of the French army in the Dreyfus Affair
role of the press in the Dreyfus Affair
use of secret evidence in the Dreyfus Affair
focusesOnEvent arrest of Alfred Dreyfus
rehabilitation of Alfred Dreyfus
revisions of the Dreyfus trial
trial of Alfred Dreyfus
genre history
political history
mainSubject Dreyfus Affair
narrativeForm historical reconstruction
originalLanguage French
portrays Alfred Dreyfus
French military leadership
French political leaders of the period
Émile Zola
relatedWork J’Accuse…! by Émile Zola
settingPlace France
settingTime late 19th century
timePeriodCovered 1890s
early 20th century
topic French Third Republic
antisemitism in France
military justice
miscarriage of justice
political scandal

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Dreyfus affair
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