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

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

Book Overview

In this short and timely book, 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 that the Middle Ages have been twisted for political purposes ever since they came to...

• 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"