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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.
Publisher : Perennial
Publication date : 1 March 2008
Edition : Reprint
Language : English
Print length : 557 pages
ISBN-10 : 0060580968
ISBN-13 : 978-0060580964
Item Weight : 499 g
Dimensions : 13.49 x 2.34 x 20.32 cm
Country of Origin : India
Importer : HarperCollins Publishers India
Packer : HarperCollins Publishers India
Generic Name : Book
Best Sellers Rank: #1,542,563 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1,025 in Atheism (Books) #2,750 in Political History #3,389 in International Relations (Books)
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