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

by Amy Kaufman, Paul B. Sturtevant, Amy S. Kaufman

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1487587848
• ISBN13: 9781487587840
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"