The global impact of the Protocols of the elders of Zion : a century-old myth / edited by Esther Webman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Webman, Esther.

Class of 1932 Fund.

Series:

Routledge Jewish studies series ; 35.

Routledge Jewish studies series ; 35

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Protocols of the wise men of Zion--Congresses.

Protocols of the wise men of Zion.

Antisemitism--History--Congresses.

Antisemitism.

History.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

317 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2011.

Contents:

1 Introduction - hate and absurdity: the impact of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion / Esther Webman Webman, Esther 1

Part I Revisiting the origins of the Protocols 25

2 Toward the prehistory of the Protocols: Iustin'ia Dmitrievna Glinka and her letter to Emperor Alexander III / Lev Aronov Aronov, Lev, Henryk Baran Baran, Henryk, Dmitri Zubarev Zubarev, Dmitri 27

3 The enemy of humanity: The Protocols paradigm in nineteenth-century Russian mentality / Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern Petrovsky-Shtern, Yohanan 44

Part II The impact of the Protocols since the 1920s till the end of World War II 67

4 Why the Jews? The impact of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion on Nazi ideology and policy / Wolfram Meyer Zu Uptrup Uptrup, Wolfram Meyer Zu 69

5 Philosemites embracing the Protocols? American fundamentalist Christians and The Protocols of the Elders of Zion / Yaakov Ariel Ariel, Yaakov 89

6 Hugo Wast and The Protocols of the Elders of Zion in Argentina / Graciela Ben-Dror Ben-Dror, Graciela 101

7 Political dissemination of the Judeo-Masonic conspiracy theory and the outbreak of La Violencia in Colombia, 1920-1946 / Thomas J. Williford Williford, Thomas J. 112

Part III The appeal of the Protocols after World War II 131

8 The re-emergence of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion in Lódz, 1968 / Beate Kosmala Kosmala, Beate 133

9 The Protocols of the Elders of Zion on the internet: How radical political groups are networked via antisemitic conspiracy theories / Juliane Wetzel Wetzel, Juliane 147

10 The Protocols of the Elders of Zion in Japan / David G. Goodman Goodman, David G. 161

11 Adoption of the Protocols in the Arab discourse on the Arab-Israeli conflict, Zionism, and the Jews / Esther Webman Webman, Esther 175

12 The Protocols of the Elders of Zion in Iranian political and cultural discourse / Orly R. Rahimiyan Rahimiyan, Orly R. 196

13 The Protocols of the Elders of Zion in Turkey / Rifat N. Bali Bali, Rifat N. 220

14 Rationalizing the Hidden Hand: 'Abd al-Wahhab al-Masiri's theory of the "Judaization of Society" / Goetz Nordbruch Nordbruch, Goetz 229

Part IV The Protocols on trial 239

15 The Protocols of the Elders of Zion in court: The Bern trials, 1933-1937 / Michael Hagemeister Hagemeister, Michael 241

16 The Protocols of the Elders of Zion in South Africa: From radical white right to radical Islamists / Milton Shain Shain, Milton 254

17 The case of the Brazilian revisionist S.E. Castan / Luiz Nazario Nazario, Luiz 269.

Notes:

"This volume ... comprises a compilation of papers presented at a conference held in October 2004 at Tel Aviv University"--Introd.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1932 Fund.

ISBN:

0415598923

9780415598927

9780203814291

0203814290

OCLC:

642845576

Publisher Number:

99943810668