198 Pages
by
Routledge
198 Pages
by
Routledge
198 Pages
by
Routledge
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Crimes against History takes a global approach to the extreme forms of censorship to which history and historians have been subjected through the ages.
The book opens by considering the varieties of censorship, from suppression, dismissal, and defamation to persecution and murder. Part I, "Kill switch," tells the tragic story of how the censorship of history has sometimes turned into deadly... Read more
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
Biography
Antoon De Baets is professor of history, ethics, and human rights by special appointment of the Foundation Euroclio at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. He is the author of 185 publications, including Responsible History, and the coordinator of the Network of Concerned Historians.
