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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, decolonizing 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 sta...

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Main Author:	Furedi, Frank, 1947- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, UK ; Medford, Massachusetts : Polity Press, 2024.
Subjects:	United States > History. Twenty-first century > Ethics. Historiography > Political aspects. Civilization, Western. Historiography > Social aspects. HISTORY / Civilization.

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