For the Soul of France

Culture Wars in the Age of Dreyfus

Author  Frederick Brown
For the Soul of France

In the aftermath of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–71, a defeated and humiliated France split into cultural factions that ranged from those who embraced modernity to those who championed the restoration of throne and altar. This polarization—to which such iconic monuments as the Sacre-Coeur and the Eiffel Tower bear witness—intensified with a succession of grave events over the following decades: the crash of an investment bank founded to advance Catholic interests; the failure of the Panama Canal Company; the fraudulent charge of treason brought against a Jewish officer, Alfred Dreyfus, which resulted in a civil war between his zealous supporters and fanatical antagonists.

In this brilliant reconsideration of what fostered the rise of fascism and anti-Semitism in twentieth-century Europe, Frederick Brown…

$28.00
February 8, 2011
Select a Retailer:
Homage to Catalonia

Homage to Catalonia

George Orwell
The Weight of Freedom

The Weight of Freedom

Nate Leipciger
Stronger Together

Stronger Together

Andy Reti and Ibolya Grossman
Spare

Spare

Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex
Never Far Apart

Never Far Apart

Kitty Salsberg and Ellen Foster
Two Roads Home

Two Roads Home

Daniel Finkelstein
Where Courage Lives

Where Courage Lives

Muguette Myers
Paris '44

Paris '44

Patrick Bishop
The Hidden Package

The Hidden Package

Claire Baum
Humanly Possible

Humanly Possible

Sarah Bakewell
Out of the Darkness

Out of the Darkness

Frank Trentmann
Kiss the Red Stairs

Kiss the Red Stairs

Marsha Lederman
The Palace Papers

The Palace Papers

Tina Brown
Flights of Spirit

Flights of Spirit

Elly Gotz
A Cry in Unison

A Cry in Unison

Judy Cohen