Holocaust Denial: The Politics of Perfidy

by Robert S. Wistrich (Editor)

Overview

Holocaust Denial. The Politics of Perfidy provides a graphic and compelling global panorama of past and present variations on this toxic phenomenon. The volume examines right and left wing French negationism, post-Communist Holocaust deniers in Eastern-Europe, the spread of denial to Australia, Canada, South-Africa and even to Japan. Leading scholarly experts also explore the close connection between Holocaust denial, global conspiracy theories, antisemitism and radical anti-Zionism – especially in Iran and the Arab world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783110288148
Publisher:	De Gruyter
Publication date:	09/14/2012
Pages:	285
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.03(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Robert S. Wistrich, The Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism, Jerusalem, Israel.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Lying about the Holocaust Robert Solomon Wistrich 1

Denying the Shoah in Post-Communist Eastern Europe Michael Shafir 27

The Jedwabne Debate: Reshaping Polish National Mythology Joanna Michlic 67

Roger Garaudy, Abbé Pierre and the French Negationists Simon Epstein 85

The Trials of Ernst Zündel Alain Goldschläger 109

Muslim Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism in Postwar South Africa Milton Shain Margo Bastos 137

Holocaust Denial "Down Under" Danny Ben-Moshe 157

The Strange Case of Japanese "Revisionism" Rotem Kowner 181

Globalization, Conspiracy Theory, and the Shoah Mark Weitzman 195

Broadcasting Antisemitism to the Middle East: Nazi Propaganda during the Holocaust Jeffrey Herf 213

Judeophobia and the Denial of the Holocaust in Iran Matthias Küntzel 235

Negationism, Antisemitism, and Anti-Zionism Robert Solomon Wistrich 257

Notes on Contributors 269

Index 271