{"product_id":"the-anti-defamation-league-a-critical-reader-paperback","title":"The Anti-Defamation League: A Critical Reader - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmmaia Gelman\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eHeike Schotten\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Stunning, urgent, and utterly convincing ... We should be grateful to this book for finally making the case we all needed to hear\" \u003c\/b\u003eJudith Butler\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A stellar, groundbreaking collection that finally and convincingly exposes our so-called 'leading anti-hate' organization\" \u003c\/b\u003eMoustafa Bayoumi, author of \u003ci\u003eHow Does It Feel To Be a Problem?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the ADL's role in bolstering fascism and attacking left organizing today\" \u003c\/b\u003eDima Khalidi, Director, Palestine Legal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Explodes the myth of the ADL as a credible civil rights organization. Timely and courageous\" \u003c\/b\u003eOrisanmi Burton, author of \u003ci\u003eTip of the Spear\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor over a century, the Anti-Defamation League has been regarded as one of the most prominent civil rights watchdogs in the US. Its data informs law enforcement and its talking points influence the headlines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut behind the ADL's progressive image lies a very different reality. \u003ci\u003eThe Anti-Defamation League: A Critical Reader\u003c\/i\u003e brings together scholars, organizers, and activists to expose the ADL as a deeply reactionary and conservative force in American politics. From its roots in a Cold War-era framework of Western supremacy, to its modern day support for militarized policing, surveillance, and the repression of Palestinian rights, the ADL has long advanced a vision of justice rooted in empire, not liberation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors trace how the ADL has weaponized the charge of antisemitism to shield itself from criticism, silenced dissent, and undermined movements for racial justice, Palestinian freedom, and collective safety. As the call to #DropTheADL grows louder, so too does the need for urgent reflection and action.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmmaia Gelman\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Anti-Defamation League and the Racial State\u003c\/i\u003e (2026) and founding director of the Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism. \u003cb\u003eHeike Schotten\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts Boston. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eNietzsche's Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e (2009) and \u003ci\u003eQueer Terror \u003c\/i\u003e(2018).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmmaia Gelman is the Founding Director of the Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism. She is a longtime activist in New York City on Palestine, policing, antiracism, and queer issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eC. Heike Schotten is Professor of Political Science and affiliated faculty in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston. She is a member of the #DroptheADL working group, the founding collective of the Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism, and the editorial collective of the \u003ci\u003eJournal for the Critical Study of Zionism\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eNietzsche's Revolution: Décadence, Politics, and Sexuality\u003c\/i\u003e (Palgrave, 2009) and \u003ci\u003eQueer Terror: Life, Death, and Desire in the Settler Colony\u003c\/i\u003e (Columbia University Press, 2018).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 20, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50524886434041,"sku":"9780745351438","price":28.03,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/FIYnyMwtuK9780745351438.webp?v=1790193064","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-anti-defamation-league-a-critical-reader-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}