The war against the past : why the West must fight for its history /

"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 to render the past toxic. In this book, Frank Furedi mounts a fierce defence of the past and calls for a fight back agains...

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Main Author: Furedi, Frank, 1947- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA : Polity Press, 2024.
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