Nationalist Myths and Modern Media: Contested Identities in the Age of Globalization
London; New York: Tauris (2006), 280 pp.
Contains index
Series: International Library of Political Studies, 10
ISBN 1-84511-038-2 (hbk)
"A fascinating look at the role of the media in fostering nationalism, with a comparative approach that shows the interactions between American, Russian and German nationalism. Extreme nationalism is a subject of enormous contemporary significance today. Does patriotic pride inevitably develop into nationalistic aggression? Is this exacerbated by the global outreach of the media? And what is the relationship between mainstream politics and increasingly vocal far-right groups in Britain, the US, Germany and Russia? This book addresses these questions from a variety of angles, exploring topics ranging from the War on Terror to Holocaust denial, from the 'sanctity' of Rasputin to the 'martyrdom' of Rudolf Hess." (Publisher description)
Myths for a New Millennium: An Introduction / Edward Timms, 1
I POLITICS AND THE MEDIA: GLOBAL, NATIONAL AND LOCAL
‘If I Ruled the World’: National Interest and Global Responsibility in American Foreign Policy / Stephen Burman, 15
A Global Master Plan? The American Far Right and The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion / Martin Durham, 27
Retelling the News in Central Europe: Western Journalism as Democratic Discourse / James Miller, 39
Mystification in the Media from ‘Ritual Murder’ to the ‘War on Terrorism’ / John Theobald, 55
Holocaust Denial in the United Kingdom / Michael Whine, 69
The British Media and the Far Right / Gerry Gable and Chana Moshenska, 83
Strangers in Our Midst: Letters to the Editor in a Swedish Local Newspaper / Bo Petersson, 97
II AFTER THE WALL: POLITICAL AND MEDIA DISCOURSES IN GERMANY AND AUSTRIA
Patriotism or Nationalism? German Notions of Political Normality since 1990 / Franziska Augstein, 109
Germany’s New Right / Jan Herman Brinks, 125
Rudolf Hess as a ‘Martyr for Germany’: The Reinterpretation of Historical Figures in Nationalist Discourse / Thomas Dörfler and Andreas Klärner, 139
The Holocaust and Infotainment: An Analysis of Guido Knopp’s Television Series Holokaust / Michael Elm, 153
Whose Burden? The Significance of the Israel-Palestine Conflict in German Identity Politics / Antje Schuhmann, 163
The Austrian Tabloid Neue Kronen Zeitung and Its Campaign against Those Who ‘Foul Their Own Nest’ / Lisa El Refaie, 173
III MYTH AND MEDIA IN POST-SOVIET RUSSIA
Modern Russian Nationalism on Television and Radio as a Reflection of Political Discourse / Sergei Zassorin, 187
‘Hate Speech’ in the Media: Monitoring Prejudice in the Russian Press / Tanya Lokshina, 201
Making Virtual (Non)sense of the Past: Russian Nationalist Interpretations of Twentieth-century History on the Internet / Francis King, 215
Holy Russia versus the Fallen World: Conservative Orthodox Mythologies in Contemporary Russia / Alexander Verkhovsky, 229
The Protocols of the Elders of Zion and the Myth of a Jewish Conspiracy in Post-Soviet Russia / Michael Hagemeister, 243
Rasputin the New: Mythologies of Sanctity in Post-Soviet Russia / Stella Rock, 257
I POLITICS AND THE MEDIA: GLOBAL, NATIONAL AND LOCAL
‘If I Ruled the World’: National Interest and Global Responsibility in American Foreign Policy / Stephen Burman, 15
A Global Master Plan? The American Far Right and The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion / Martin Durham, 27
Retelling the News in Central Europe: Western Journalism as Democratic Discourse / James Miller, 39
Mystification in the Media from ‘Ritual Murder’ to the ‘War on Terrorism’ / John Theobald, 55
Holocaust Denial in the United Kingdom / Michael Whine, 69
The British Media and the Far Right / Gerry Gable and Chana Moshenska, 83
Strangers in Our Midst: Letters to the Editor in a Swedish Local Newspaper / Bo Petersson, 97
II AFTER THE WALL: POLITICAL AND MEDIA DISCOURSES IN GERMANY AND AUSTRIA
Patriotism or Nationalism? German Notions of Political Normality since 1990 / Franziska Augstein, 109
Germany’s New Right / Jan Herman Brinks, 125
Rudolf Hess as a ‘Martyr for Germany’: The Reinterpretation of Historical Figures in Nationalist Discourse / Thomas Dörfler and Andreas Klärner, 139
The Holocaust and Infotainment: An Analysis of Guido Knopp’s Television Series Holokaust / Michael Elm, 153
Whose Burden? The Significance of the Israel-Palestine Conflict in German Identity Politics / Antje Schuhmann, 163
The Austrian Tabloid Neue Kronen Zeitung and Its Campaign against Those Who ‘Foul Their Own Nest’ / Lisa El Refaie, 173
III MYTH AND MEDIA IN POST-SOVIET RUSSIA
Modern Russian Nationalism on Television and Radio as a Reflection of Political Discourse / Sergei Zassorin, 187
‘Hate Speech’ in the Media: Monitoring Prejudice in the Russian Press / Tanya Lokshina, 201
Making Virtual (Non)sense of the Past: Russian Nationalist Interpretations of Twentieth-century History on the Internet / Francis King, 215
Holy Russia versus the Fallen World: Conservative Orthodox Mythologies in Contemporary Russia / Alexander Verkhovsky, 229
The Protocols of the Elders of Zion and the Myth of a Jewish Conspiracy in Post-Soviet Russia / Michael Hagemeister, 243
Rasputin the New: Mythologies of Sanctity in Post-Soviet Russia / Stella Rock, 257
