GEORGE R. WHYTE

The Dreyfus Affair - A Chronological History

Palgrave Macmillan Hardback 156mm x 234mm

1-4039-3829-6 560 Pages

Book Description

This comprehensive reference work on the Dreyfus Affair chronicles for the first time and day by day, the drama that destabilized French society (1894-1906) and reverberated across the world. A deliberate miscarriage of justice, the public degradation of an innocent Jewish officer and his incarceration on Devil’s Island, Zola’s intervention and ‘J’Accuse’, espionage, intrigue, media pressure, vehement antisemitism and political skulduggery - topics so relevant to our times - are set within a broad historical context. Meticulous research, new translations of key
documents, a wealth of primary sources and illustrations and a select bibliography make this an indispensable reference work.

Foreword: Sir Martin Gilbert

Author’s Preface

Genealogy of Alfred Dreyfus
Part 1: Politics and Protagonists: 1789–July 1894
Part 2: Arrest and Court Martial: July–December 1894
Part 3: Degradation and Devil’s Island: January 1895–January 1896
Part 4: Treachery: March 1896–16 October 1897
Part 5: Collusion: 16 October–December 1897
Part 6: Acquittal and Consequences: January–October 29 1898
Part 7: Investigation and Revision: October 1898–August 1899
Part 8: Second Conviction, Pardon and Amnesty:
August 1899–December 1900
Part 9: Exoneration: 1901–July 1906
Part 10: Legacies, Memories and Repercussions: 1907–2006
Comprehensive endnotes including analyses, comment and bibliographical references

55 Appendices comprising open letters, personal and general correspondence, newspaper articles, investigation reports, government communiques, speeches and reflections

70 illustrations and maps

Biographical Profiles

List of Governments during the Dreyfus Affair

Glossary

Select Bibliography

Index