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The Devil's Historians: How Modern Extremists Abuse the Medieval Past

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Availability:In StockContributor:Amy Kaufman, Paul SturtevantPublish date:2020-05-28Pages:208
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Toronto PressISBN-13:9781487587840ISBN-10:1487587848UPC:9781487587840Book Category:History, Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Europe, Historiography, MedievalBook Topic:MedievalSize:8.40 x 5.40 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SCDBAR7J24

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.

Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Toronto PressISBN-13:9781487587840ISBN-10:1487587848UPC:9781487587840Book Category:History, Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Europe, Historiography, MedievalBook Topic:MedievalSize:8.40 x 5.40 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SCDBAR7J24
Amy S. Kaufman is a scholar of medieval studies and popular culture.
Paul B. Sturtevant is Editor in Chief of The Public Medievalist and a Visitor Research Specialist at The Smithsonian Institution.

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

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