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Title

Antisemitische Verschwörungstheorien nach dem 11. September : neue Varianten eines alten Deutungsmusters / Tobias Jaecker.

Author

Jaecker, Tobias, 1975-

Publication

Münster : Lit, 2005.

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Description

208 pages; 21 cm.

Summary

After tracing the history of antisemitism and of the theory of the Jewish conspiracy, analyzes antisemitic discourse in contemporary Germany, mainly on the Internet but also in articles and books. This discourse focuses on Zionist or joint Zionist-U.S. conspiracies behind the attack on the World Trade Center, the Israel-Palestine conflict, and the American war on Iraq. For each of these themes, discusses many examples and then analyzes one of them in detail. (The texts of these appear in the appendix, pp. 197-207.) Points to typical patterns of thought and vocabulary, and the use of stereotypes such as the "power-hungry Jew" (who aspires to domination over Palestine, the Middle East, finally the world) or the "over-sensitive Jew" (who sees every criticism as antisemitic). Conspiracy theories are rife not only in the radical right, the anti-globalist and anti-American Left, and Islamism, but also in the mainstream. By denigrating Israel, Germans free themselves of guilt for their own past crimes.

Series Statement

Politische Theorie und Kultur ; Bd. 2

Uniform Title

Politische Theorie und Kultur Bd. 2.

Subject

• September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
• Antisemitism
• Verschwörungstheorie
• Elfter September
• Antisemitismus

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-196).

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

ISBN

• 3825879178
• 9783825879174

LCCN

• ^^2005390581
• 9783825879174

OCLC

• 57389041
• SCSB-12014085

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library