Crimes against History

Antoon De Baets

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Routledge
14 December 2018

Historiography; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Ethical issues: censorship

"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 crimes against history, with chapters looking at topics such as historians and archivists being killed for political reasons, attacks by political leaders on historians, iconoclastic breaks with the past, and fake news. Part II, ""Fragile freedom,"" reverses the perspective and examines how the censorship of history has backfired. Chapters consider the subversive power of historical analogies and resistance to the censorship of history. The book also contains a ""Provisional memorial for history producers killed for political reasons (from ancient times until 2017)"". It is a double tribute: to the history producers who were killed and to those who mustered the courage to resist the blows of censorship."

By: Antoon De Baets
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781138574229
ISBN 10: 1138574228
Pages: 186
Publication Date: 14 December 2018
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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

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.