Christophe Charle is Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Paris I Sorbonne.

Christophe Charle's "Naissance des Intellectuels" has long been recognised as the most probing and rigorous analysis of the conditions which gave rise, in the course of the Dreyfus Affair, to the distinctively French conception of "l'intellectuel". Its exceptional combination of analytical command and sociological data provides a model for comparable studies, and so this English translation is to be warmly welcomed.Stefan Collini, author of Absent Minds; Intellectuals in BritainThe term "intellectuals" has become so widely used since the time of the Dreyfus affair that we forget that until then, university faculty, artists and writers were nowhere typically a political and cultural avant-garde. Charle's work turns a sharp focus towards the creation of modern intellectuals, and brings out its worldwide cultural significance. This is a very welcome translation of an important book.Randall Collins, University of Pennsylvania

• PART ONE: INTELLECTUALS BEFORE THE INTELLECTUELSChapter One: The Intellectuel, a Historical and Social GenealogyChapter Two: Intellectuels or Elite?PART TWO: INTELLECTUELS AND THE FIELD OF POWEChapter Three: The Emergence of the Party of the IntellectualsChapter Four: Intellectuals versus Elite: A Reading of the Dreyfus AffairChapter Five: Intellectuals of the Left and Intellectuals of the RightConclusion to the English Edition

Christophe Charle is Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Paris I Sorbonne.

Christophe Charle's "Naissance des Intellectuels" has long been recognised as the most probing and rigorous analysis of the conditions which gave rise, in the course of the Dreyfus Affair, to the distinctively French conception of "l'intellectuel". Its exceptional combination of analytical command and sociological data provides a model for comparable studies, and so this English translation is to be warmly welcomed.Stefan Collini, author of Absent Minds; Intellectuals in BritainThe term "intellectuals" has become so widely used since the time of the Dreyfus affair that we forget that until then, university faculty, artists and writers were nowhere typically a political and cultural avant-garde. Charle's work turns a sharp focus towards the creation of modern intellectuals, and brings out its worldwide cultural significance. This is a very welcome translation of an important book.Randall Collins, University of Pennsylvania

• PART ONE: INTELLECTUALS BEFORE THE INTELLECTUELSChapter One: The Intellectuel, a Historical and Social GenealogyChapter Two: Intellectuels or Elite?PART TWO: INTELLECTUELS AND THE FIELD OF POWEChapter Three: The Emergence of the Party of the IntellectualsChapter Four: Intellectuals versus Elite: A Reading of the Dreyfus AffairChapter Five: Intellectuals of the Left and Intellectuals of the RightConclusion to the English Edition

Christophe Charle is Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Paris I Sorbonne.

Christophe Charle's "Naissance des Intellectuels" has long been recognised as the most probing and rigorous analysis of the conditions which gave rise, in the course of the Dreyfus Affair, to the distinctively French conception of "l'intellectuel". Its exceptional combination of analytical command and sociological data provides a model for comparable studies, and so this English translation is to be warmly welcomed.Stefan Collini, author of Absent Minds; Intellectuals in BritainThe term "intellectuals" has become so widely used since the time of the Dreyfus affair that we forget that until then, university faculty, artists and writers were nowhere typically a political and cultural avant-garde. Charle's work turns a sharp focus towards the creation of modern intellectuals, and brings out its worldwide cultural significance. This is a very welcome translation of an important book.Randall Collins, University of Pennsylvania

• PART ONE: INTELLECTUALS BEFORE THE INTELLECTUELSChapter One: The Intellectuel, a Historical and Social GenealogyChapter Two: Intellectuels or Elite?PART TWO: INTELLECTUELS AND THE FIELD OF POWEChapter Three: The Emergence of the Party of the IntellectualsChapter Four: Intellectuals versus Elite: A Reading of the Dreyfus AffairChapter Five: Intellectuals of the Left and Intellectuals of the RightConclusion to the English Edition