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Dreyfus: A Family Affair, 1789-1945
1894. France. Captain Alfred Dreyfus, a young French artillery officer, is convicted of a treasonous act of espionage he did not commit.
The next twelve years fiercely divided French public opinion.
Anti-Semitism was thrown into the foreground. Famous French figures both condemned and defended Dreyfus, whilst anti-Semitic riots erupted in cities across the country.
The Dreyfus Affair signalled an assault on the civil state, on the ideals of justice and community for which the Revolution stood one hundred years earlier.
Through all its trials, the family never wavered in its allegiance to a nation that often wavered in the fulfilment of its promises.
Through the experiences of six generations of the family Burns shows how the Dreyfus Affair went beyond the events that shook turn-of-the-century society, recounting a larger socio-political saga as gripping as it is disconcerting.
It is a story that culminates in the darkest moment of European anti-semitism.
The Holocaust.
Praise for ‘Dreyfus: A Family Affair 1789-1945’
“A remarkable piece of work, both for its detailed scholarship and for its particular overview of French society: a monumental achievement†Claire Tomalin, Independent on Sunday
“Mr Burns does not have a thesis to advance, and does not try to draw our conclusions for us. He is content simply to tell a story (and what a story!), which he does with skill, humanity and warmth†John Gross, Sunday Telegraph
“A harrowing saga of unrequited patriotism†Observer
“Burns handles the central drama with the artistry of a novelist†European
Michael Burns is an American professor emeritus of history of Mount Holyoke College, Ma. and former actor of television and film. During his twenty years teaching European history he authored a number of books focusing on France and the Dreyfus affair.
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