Appropriating the Middle Ages in the Twenty-First Century
by
Andrew B.R. Elliott
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2017
In 2001, George Bush provoked global uproar by describing the nascent War on Terror as a "Crusade". His comments, however, were welcomed by Al-Qaeda, who had long been describing Western powers in precisely the same terms, as modern Crusaders once again invading the Middle East. Ten years...