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The Devil’s Historians: How Modern Extremists Abuse The Medieval Past

By Amy Kaufman , Paul Sturtevant

Book information

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Year
2020
ISBN
1487587856, 9781487587857, 1487587848, 9781487587840, 1487587872, 9781487587871, 1487587864, 9781487587864
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1925805 bytes)
Edition
1st Edition
Pages
207\207
Time added
2020-10-28 16:10:57
Middle AgesRadicalism

Description

Amy S. Kaufman and Paul B. Sturtevant examine the many ways in which the medieval past has been manipulated to promote discrimination, oppression, and murder. Tracing the fetish for "medieval times" behind toxic ideologies like nationalism, antisemitism, Islamophobia, misogyny, and white supremacy, Kaufman and Sturtevant show us how the Middle Ages have been twisted for political purposes in every century that followed. The Devil's Historians casts aside the myth of an oppressive, patriarchal medieval monoculture and reveals a medieval world not often shown in popular culture: one that is diverse, thriving, courageous, compelling, and complex. See Also: https://www.devilshistorians.com/

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