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Fake : famous forged documents and their historical legacy
Title
Fake : famous forged documents and their historical legacy / Dónal O'Sullivan.
ISBN
9781476678399
1476678391
9781476650005
Publication
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2023]
Physical Description
vi, 295 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Summary
""Throughout history, forgers have attempted to fabricate documents to manipulate the historical record. The book explores the most egregious cases-their intent, effectiveness, exposure and significance-from the Donation of Constantine to the Protocols of the Elders of Zion to the Hitler Diaries. Ironically, forgeries have helped advance the discipline of history. Case studies trace how scholars worked to reveal the truth behind bogus manuscripts while developing new tools and standards for accuracy and authenticity. In the age of "fake news" and digital editing software, the spectacular history of fraud in print has never been more relevant."-Provided by publisher"-- Provided by publisher.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
November 30, 2023
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Forgeries in Antiquity
Pious Fraud: On Christian Pseudo-Epigraphy
The Pseudo-Isidorian Decretals: The Perpetual Puzzle
To Dare to Speak Out: Lorenzo Valla and the Donation of Constantine
Tuscan Pride: Viterbo, Volterra and the Etruscan Scarith
The Forged Past: Romantic Imagination and Nationalism
Charles Bertram: The Forger of Roman Britain
The Wagenfeld Case
The Case of Constantine Simonides
Nationalist Myths: Herder's Influence
The Fame of the Nation: Hanka's Czech Forgeries
British Forgeries: Parnell and Piggott
Peter the Great's Fourteen Points: Russia's Master Plan
Forged Autographs: The Duped Mathematician
Patriotic Fraud: The "Faux Henry" of the Dreyfus Case
Fabricating Hatred: The Protocols of the Elders of Zion
Chinese Mirrors: The Mannix and Backhouse Forgeries
Fanning the Red Scare: The Zinoviev Letter
Washington's Regrets: American Forgeries
Fabricated Frontier History: The Horn Papers
The FBI "Suicide Letter" to Martin Luther King, Jr.
Cold War Campaigns: Soviet Disinformation Forgeries
Texfake: Forged Documents from the Alamo Period
Master Forger, Duped Historian: The Hitler Diaries
Rathergate: The Killian Documents
Letter from the Desert: The "Gay Jesus" Gospel
Invented Fragments: The Fake Holocaust Survivor
Forging with Photopolymer Plates: Galileo's Starry Messenger
Conclusion: How Forged Documents Benefit History.
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