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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Webman, Esther.

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.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (329 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Protocols of the Elders of Zion has attracted the interest of politicians and academicians, and generated extensive research, since the tract first appeared in the early twentieth century. Despite having repeatedly been discredited as a historical document, and in spite of the fact that it served as an inspiration for Hitler's antisemitism and the Holocaust, it continues, even in our time, to be influential. Exploring the Protocols' successful dissemination and impact around the world, this volume attempts to understand their continuing popularity, one hundred years after their f

Contents:

Front Cover; The Global Impact of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; Contributors; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction - hate and absurdity: the impact of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion: Esther Webman; Part I: Revisiting the origins of the Protocols; 2. Toward the prehistory of the Protocols: Iustin'ia Dmitrievna Glinka and her letter to Emperor Alexander IIl: Lev Aronov, Henryk Baran, and Dmitri Zubarev; 3. The enemy of humanity: The Protocols paradigm in nineteenth- century Russian mentality: Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern

Part III: The appeal of the Protocols after World War II8. The re-emergence of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion in Łódź, 1968: Beate Kosmala; 9. The Protocols of the Elders of Zion on the internet: How radical political groups are networked via antisemitic conspiracy theories: Juliane Wetzel; 10. The Protocols of the Elders of Zion in Japan: David G. Goodman; 11. Adoption of the Protocols in the Arab discourse on the Arab-Israeli conflict, Zionism, and the Jews: Esther Webman; 12. The Protocols of the Elders of Zion in Iranian political and cultural discourse: Orly R. Rahimiyan

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.

ISBN:

1-136-70609-7

1-136-70610-0

0-203-81429-0

9780203814291

OCLC:

797918595