{"product_id":"political-fictions-from-the-middle-ages-to-the-post-truth-present-paperback","title":"Political Fictions: From the Middle Ages to the Post-Truth Present - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatrick Boucheron\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWillard Wood\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn acclaimed historian illuminates today's political situation by examining the relationship between governing and storytelling, from the Middle Ages to the \"post-truth\" present, in these engaging essays.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the wake of Donald Trump's election, renowned medievalist Patrick Boucheron delivered a powerful, probing series of lectures on \"political fictions\" in the context of rising authoritarianism and populism. Adapted here for the first time in English, they offer key insights into how we arrived at our current global moment and what history can teach us about moving forward. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLong before Trump parlayed his reality TV character into a presidential victory with the MAGA movement, aspiring rulers have used the art of storytelling and the power of fable to control others. Discussing seminal works from Machiavelli's \u003ci\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/i\u003e and Hobbes's \u003ci\u003eLeviathan\u003c\/i\u003e to Orwell's \u003ci\u003e1984\u003c\/i\u003e and the writings of Nazi jurist Carl Schmitt, Boucheron explores the profound interconnectedness of political theory and fiction, and the tension between politics and the political.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatrick Boucheron\u003c\/b\u003e is a renowned French historian. He previously taught medieval history at the École normale supérieure and the University of Paris, and is currently a professor of history at the Collège de France. He is the author of twelve books, including \u003ci\u003eTrace and Aura: The Recurring Lives of St. Ambrose of Milan\u003c\/i\u003e (Other Press, 2022) and \u003ci\u003eMachiavelli: The Art of Teaching People What to Fear \u003c\/i\u003e(Other Press, 2020), and the editor of five, including \u003ci\u003eFrance in the World\u003c\/i\u003e (Other Press, 2019), which became a bestseller in France. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWillard Wood \u003c\/b\u003egrew up in France and has translated more than thirty works of fiction and nonfiction from the French. He has won the Lewis Galantière Award for Literary Translation and received a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Translation. He lives in Norfolk, Connecticut.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.1 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53756874981709,"sku":"9781635423754","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/WSnVgGI_S29781635423754.webp?v=1776754682","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/political-fictions-from-the-middle-ages-to-the-post-truth-present-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}