Besides telling the dismal, astounding story of one of the world’s most notorious miscarriages of justice, this new account seeks out the life of the young French officer before he was consumed by his role in national history, arguing that Dreyfus demonstrated a new model of Jewish identity.
Alfred Dreyfus: The Man at the Center of the Affair
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£16.99
Edition:Hardback978030025400626/03/2024
Categories: 01. New Year 2024: Biography & Memoir, Biography, Letters & Diaries, New Year 2024
Tags: France, Jewish History
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