From the Dreyfus affair to France today

In 1894 Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish officer of the French General Staff, was accused and convicted of espionage for Germany, and deported to Devil's Island for life. In 1899 the Court of Appeal annulled the original sentence and later he was pardoned by President of the Republic. The Dreyfus case left two significant legacies - hatred of the Jews, and suspicion of the Republic. This study is concerned essentially with the political bearings of the case