Berlin
(AFP) - The first reprint of Adolf Hitler's" Mein Kampf" in Germany
since World War II has proved a surprise bestseller, heading for its
sixth print run, its publisher said Tuesday.
The
Institute of Contemporary History of Munich (IfZ) said around 85,000
copies of the new annotated version of the Nazi leader's anti-Semitic
manifesto had flown off the shelves since its release last January.

However,
the respected institute said that far from promoting far-right
ideology, the publication had enriched a debate on the renewed rise of
"authoritarian political views" in contemporary Western society. ...
Bavaria
was handed the rights to the book in 1945 when the Allies gave it
control of the main Nazi publishing house following Hitler's defeat.
For
70 years, it refused to allow the inflammatory tract to be republished
out of respect for victims of the Nazis and to prevent incitement of
hatred.
But
"Mein Kampf" -- which means "My Struggle" -- fell into the public
domain on January 1 and the institute said it feared a version without
critical commentary could hit the market.
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