Nationalist Myths and Modern Media
Contested Identities in the Age of Globalisation
Nationalist Myths and Modern Media
Contested Identities in the Age of Globalisation
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Description
Does patriotic pride inevitably develop into nationalistic aggression? Is this exacerbated by the global reach of the media? And what is the relationship between mainstream politics and increasingly vocal anti-immigrant and far-right groups? This book tackles these thorny questions from a variety of angles, in Europe, the US and post-Soviet Russia, and probes the overlaps between national and racial pride, propaganda, political power and the press. Its findings are thought provoking and at times disturbing, as it challenges perceived wisdom of an 'information society' driven by democratic journalistic practices. It explores diverse topics that range from identity politics in modern Germany to the British far-right, from the 'War on Terror' to Holocaust denial, and from the 'sanctity' of Rasputin to the 'martyrdom' of Rudolf Hess.
A valuable resource for students of politics, nationalism and identity, this book is also for anyone concerned by way the press can be used to propagate nationalist agendas and how old myths can gain new currency through modern forms of media.
Table of Contents
PART 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)
- A Global Master Plan? The American Far Right and The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion (Martin Durham)
- Retelling the News in Central Europe: Western Journalism as Democratic Discourse (James Miller)
- Mystification in the Media from 'Ritual Murder' to the 'War on Terrorism' (John Theobold)
- Holocaust Denial in the United Kingdom (Michael Whine)
- The British Medai and the Far Right (Gerry Cable and Chana Moshenska)
- Strangers in Our Midst: Letters to the Editor in a Swedish Local Newspaper (Bo Petersson)
PART II: After the Wall: Political and Media Discourses in Germany and Austria
- Patriotism or Nationalism? German Notions of Political Normality since 1900
- Germany's New Right (Jan Herman Brinks)
- Rudolf Hess as a 'Martyr for Germany': The Reinterpretation of Historical Figures in Nationalist - Discourse (Thomas Dörfler and Andreas Klärner)
- The Holocaust and Infotainment: An Analysis of Guido Knopp's Television Series Holokaust (Michael Elm)
- Whose Burden? The Significance of the Israel-Palestine Conflict in German Identity Politics (Antje Schuhmann)
- The Austrian Tabloid Neue Kronen Zeitung and Its Campaign against Those Who 'Foul Their Own Nest' (Liza El Rifaie)
PART III: Myth and Media in Post Soviet Russia
- Modern Russian Nationalism on Television and Radio as a Reflection of Political Discourse (Sergei Zassorin)
- 'Hate Speech' in the Media: Monitoring Prejudice in the Russian Press (Tanya Lokshina)
- Making Virtual (Non)sense of the Past: Russian Nationalist Interpretations of Twentieth-century History on the Internet (Francis King)
- Holy Russia versus the Fallen World: Conservative Orthodox Mythologies in Contemporary Russia (Alexander Verkhovsky)
- The Protocols of the Elders of Zion and the Myth of a Jewish Conspiracy in Post-Soviet Russia (Michael Hagemeister)
- Rasputin the New: Mythologies of Sanctity in Post-Soviet Russia (Stella Rock)
Product details
| Published | Nov 25 2005 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 288 |
| ISBN | 9780857715050 |
| Imprint | I.B. Tauris |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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