"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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| instanceOf |
book
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historical study → non-fiction book → |
| aboutEvent |
Dreyfus Affair
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| aboutPerson |
Alfred Dreyfus
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French army officers involved in the Dreyfus Affair → Émile Zola → |
| analyzes |
enduring significance of the Dreyfus Affair
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symbolic meaning of the Dreyfus Affair for justice and rights → |
| approach |
archival research
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critical historical analysis → |
| author |
Jean-Denis Bredin
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| countryOfOrigin |
France
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| examines |
antisemitic currents in French society
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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
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rehabilitation of Alfred Dreyfus → revisions of the Dreyfus trial → trial of Alfred Dreyfus → |
| genre |
history
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political history → |
| mainSubject |
Dreyfus Affair
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| narrativeForm |
historical reconstruction
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| originalLanguage |
French
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| portrays |
Alfred Dreyfus
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French military leadership → French political leaders of the period → Émile Zola → |
| relatedWork |
J’Accuse…! by Émile Zola
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| settingPlace |
France
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| settingTime |
late 19th century
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| timePeriodCovered |
1890s
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early 20th century → |
| topic |
French Third Republic
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antisemitism in France → military justice → miscarriage of justice → political scandal → |
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Dreyfus affair
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