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The War Against the Past Why The West Must Fight For Its History

Hardcover • 2024 • English • 1. edition

The War Against the Past Why The West Must Fight For Its History

By Frank Füredi

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About the book

A war is being waged against the Past. Whether it’s toppling statues, decolonising the curriculum or erasing terms from our vocabulary, a cultural crusade is underway designed to render the past toxic. It is condemned as enemy territory and has become the target of venomous hate. What is at stake in provoking such a strong sense of societal shame towards Western history? In this book, Frank Furedi mounts a fierce defence of the past and calls for a fight back against the delegitimization of i...Show more

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ISBN

9781509561254

Publisher

Polity Press

Published year

2024

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

The War Against the Past Why The West Must Fight For Its History

Format

Hardcover

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