Understanding the power of conspiratorial rhetoric: A case study of the protocols of the elders of zion

Communication Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 195-214

  Hasian, Marouf ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0011994461     PISSN: 10510974     EISSN: 17451035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10510979709368501     Document Type: Article

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