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Hardcore HistoryFeb 10, 2000
“There's a new book called a most dangerous book about how Tacitus' description of German ethnicity in the early German tribes had been twisted and used by people who wanted to somehow suggest that there was something extra special about people who had those physical characteristics and that blood.”
Sentiment: Critical Analysis
Trigger: Tacitus and German ethnicity
For: Historians and readers interested in race and ethnicity
Key quote: “there's a new book called a most dangerous book about how Tacitus' description of German ethnicity in the early German tribes had been twisted and used by people who wanted to somehow suggest that there was something extra special about people who had those physical characteristics and that blood.”
The host discusses how Tacitus' descriptions of German tribes have been misappropriated by racial supremacists to promote ideas of ethnic purity. This leads to the mention of 'A Most Dangerous Book,' which explores the implications of Tacitus' work and its misuse in contemporary discourse.