Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-271) and index.
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Canaries in the mine : Holocaust denial and the limited power of reason -- The antecedents : history, conspiracy, and fantasy -- In the shadow of World War II : denial's initial steps -- The first stirrings of denial in America -- Austin J. App : the world of immoral equivalencies -- Denial : a tool of the radical right -- Entering the mainstream : the case of Arthur Butz -- The Institute for Historical Review -- The gas chamber controversy -- The battle for the campus -- Watching on the Rhine : the future course of Holocaust denial -- Appendix: Twisting the truth : Zyklon-B, the gas chambers, and the Diary of Anne Frank.
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The author shows how, despite witnesses and evidence to the contrary, this irrational idea has not only continued to gain adherents but has become an internationally organized movement. She argues vehemently against giving Holocaust deniers a forum in the name of free speech or freedom of the press and she details the efforts of California revisionist Bradley Smith, who pushed a "Holocaust was a hoax" campaign in college newspapers throughout the United States.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Antisemitism-- United States-- History-- 20th century.