The Global Impact of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion: A Century-Old Myth

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 Despite having repeatedly been discredited as a historical document, and in spite of the fact that it serve...

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Main Author: Webman, Esther (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Florence Routledge 2011
In:Year: 2011
Edition:1st ed.
Series/Journal:Routledge Jewish Studies Ser.
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Protocols of the wise men of Zion
Further subjects:B Antisemitism History
B Collection of essays
B Antisemitism - History
B Electronic books
B Protocols of the wise men of Zion Influence
B Conference program
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Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
Erscheint auch als: 9780415598927
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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 Despite having repeatedly been discredited as a historical document, and in spite of the fact that it served as an inspiration for Hitler's antisemitism and the Holocaust, it continues, even in our time, to be influential.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 first appearance, in so many diverse societies and cultures. With contributions from leading scholars in the field, the book covers themes such as: Why have the Protocols survived to the present day and what are the sources from which they draw their strength? What significance do the Protocols have today in mainstream worldviews? Are they gaining in importance? Are they still today a warrant for genocide or merely a reflection of xenophobic nationalism? Can they be fought by logical argumentation? This comprehensive volume which, for the first time, dwells also on the attraction of the Protocols in Arab and Muslim countries, will be of interest to specialists, teachers, and students working in the fields of antisemitism, the far right, Jewish studies, and modern history.
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 II: The impact of the Protocols since the 1920s till the end of World War II -- 4. Why the Jews?: The impact of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion on Nazi ideology and policy: Wolfram Meyer zu Uptrup -- 5. Philosemites embracing the Protocols?: American fundamentalist Christians and The Protocols of the Elders of Zion: Yaakov Ariel -- 6. Hugo Wast and The Protocols of the Elders of Zion in Argentina: Graciela Ben-Dror -- 7. Political dissemination of the Judeo-Masonic conspiracy theory and the outbreak of La Violencia in Colombia, 1920−1946: Thomas J. Williford -- Part III: The appeal of the Protocols after World War II -- 8. 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 -- 13. The Protocols of the Elders of Zion in Turkey: Rifat N. Bali.
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ISBN:0203814290