Medieval Imagery in Today's Politics (Paperback, New edition)

The election of fringe political parties on the far and extreme right across Europe since spring 2014 has brought the political discourse of "old Europe" and "tradition" to the foreground. Writers and politicians on the right have called for the reclamation, rediscovery, and return of the spirit of national identities rooted in the medieval past. Though the "medieval" is often deployed as a stigmatic symbol of all that is retrograde, against modernity, and barbaric, the medieval is increasingly being sought as a bedrock of tradition, heritage, and identity. Both characterizations - the medieval as violent other and the medieval as vital foundation - are mined and studied in this book. It examines contemporary political uses of the Middle Ages to ask why the medieval continues to play such a prominent role in the political and historical imagination today.

General

Imprint:	Arc Medieval Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Past Imperfect
Release date:	February 2018
First published:	2018
Authors:	Daniel Wollenberg
Dimensions:	181 x 111 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	106
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-942401-40-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > General Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Promotions
LSN:	1-942401-40-X
Barcode:	9781942401407

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