Sacred Causes

The Clash of Religion and Politics, from the Great War to the War on Terror

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Michael Burleigh

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Beginning with the chaotic post-World War I landscape, in which religious belief was one way of reordering a world knocked off its axis, Sacred Causes is a penetrating critique of how religion has often been camouflaged by politics. All the bloody regimes and movements of the twentieth century are masterfully captured here, from Stalin's Soviet Union, Hitler's Germany, Mussolini's Italy, and Franco's Spain through to the modern scourge of terrorism. Eloquently and persuasively combining an authoritative survey of history with a timely reminder of the dangers of radical secularism, Burleigh asks why no one foresaw the religious implications of massive Third World immigration, and he deftly investigates what are now driving calls for a civic religion to counter the terrorist threats that have so shocked the West.

Author Biography:

Michael Burleigh is the author of Earthly Powers, Sacred Causes, and The Third Reich: A New History, which won the Samuel Johnson Prize for Nonfiction. He is married and lives in London.

Release date NZ

March 11th, 2008

Author

Michael Burleigh

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Illustrations

Illustrations; Plates, color; Plates, black and white

Pages

576

Dimensions

134x203x28

ISBN-13

9780060580964

Product ID

3840774

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