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Kaufman, Amy; Sturtevant, Paul
Language: English
Published by University of Toronto Press, 2020
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- Title
- The Devil's Historians: How Modern Extremists Abuse the Medieval Past
- Author
- Kaufman, Amy; Sturtevant, Paul
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Publication year
- 2020
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1487587848
- ISBN 13
- 9781487587840
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- MEDIEVAL STUDIES
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.
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About the Author
Paul B. Sturtevant is Editor in Chief of The Public Medievalist and a Visitor Research Specialist at The Smithsonian Institution.
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