Overview
- Provides an update and recontextualization of a classic text on antisemitism first published by Palgrave/St. Martin's Press in 2000
- Offers a new preface to the second edition along with new appendices
- Includes at its core an exploration of how and why false "facts" and conspiracy theories are spread via insidious ideologies
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In its portrayal of Judaism as a worldwide conspiracy dedicated to the destruction of Christian civilization, the Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion remains one of the most infamous documents ever written. Despite being proven a crude forgery, the pamphlet managed to pervade twentieth-century thinking, often being twisted to suit its handlers' purposes, and to justify the most extreme persecution of the Jews. In A Rumor About the Jews, Stephen Eric Bronner provides a history of this notorious fabrication—one which has renewed salience in a “post truth” society dominated by “fake news"—and explores its influence on right-wing movements throughout the twentieth century and the ongoing appeal of bigotry. This new edition of Bronner's 2000 classic (described by Kirkus as "the best short book on anti-Semitism") expands the arguments of the first edition, bringing the work up to date in a new political context.
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Reviews
“A timely and important document for such a time as this. Bronner’s work is focused on the political with a strong interest in the historical, the cultural, and the religious. … From a Religious Studies perspective, Bronner’s analysis of the future of organized religion is important to consider.” (Michael Gillingham, Reading Religion, June 26, 2019)
From the reviews of the first edition:
“A coherent treatment of a complex issue and its most significant secular document. ... Bronner may have written the best short book on anti-Semitism.” (Kirkus Reviews, March 15, 2000)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Stephen Eric Bronner is Board of Governors Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Director of Global Relations at the Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights (CGHR), and on Executive Committee of the UNESCO Chair for Genocide Prevention at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: A Rumor about the Jews
Book Subtitle: Conspiracy, Anti-Semitism, and the Protocols of Zion
Authors: Stephen Eric Bronner
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95396-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-95395-3Published: 14 September 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-07027-4Published: 25 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-95396-0Published: 30 August 2018
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XXV, 162
Topics: Political Theory, Politics and Religion, Judaism