Langbeschreibung
Crimes against History takes a global approach to the extreme forms of censorship to which history and historians have been subjected through the ages. It is an essential resource for anyone interested in how deeply history and politics influence each other, as well as for anyone wanting a fuller view of the history of history.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Part 1: Kill switch 1. Historians killed for political reasons 2. Archivists killed for political reasons 3. Public attacks of political leaders on historians 4. Iconoclastic breaks with the past 5. Fake news-the latest threat? Part 2: Fragile freedom 6. The subversive power of historical analogies 7. Resistance to the censorship of history