Sacred Causes

Sacred Causes
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Publisher : Harper Collins
Total Pages : 578
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ISBN-10 : 9780061753442
ISBN-13 : 0061753440
Rating : 4/5 (440 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Sacred Causes by : Michael Burleigh

Download or read book Sacred Causes written by Michael Burleigh and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-03-17 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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