Bibliograph

The plot, the secret story of The protocols of the Elders of Zion, Will Eisner ; with an introduction by Umberto Eco

Type

Label

The plot, the secret story of The protocols of the Elders of Zion, Will Eisner ; with an introduction by Umberto Eco

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-139) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The plot

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Will Eisner ; with an introduction by Umberto Eco

Series statement

Will Eisner library

Sub title

the secret story of The protocols of the Elders of Zion

Summary

The late Will Eisner, the great American master of comics, regarded this, his last work, as his most powerful. This nonfiction book in graphic-novel style examines the outrageous fabrication of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, which purports to be the blueprint by Jewish leaders to take over the world. Hatched as an anti-Semitic plot by the tsar's secret police to deflect widespread criticism of the Russian government, the forgery, first published in 1905, succeeded beyond the propagandistic ambitions of its originators; the lie became an internationally accepted truth. Presenting a pageant of historical figures including Tsar Nicholas II, Henry Ford, and Adolf Hitler, Eisner exposes the twisted history of the Protocols from nineteenth-century Russia to modern-day Klan members to Islamic fundamentalists. The Plot unravels one of the most devastating hoaxes of the twentieth century

Target audience

adult

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