Sacred Causes: The Clash of Religion And Politics, from the Great War to the War on Terror - Hardcover
The author of Earthly Powers documents historical battles over religion in Europe throughout the past century, offering an analysis of how political actions have camouflaged religious agendas as well as how the secular and non-secular arenas have intersected in major military conflicts. 35,000 first printing.
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"Burleigh's book is epic in its range.refreshingly unjudgemental. . . . This brilliant book proves that history has no end." -- Simon Heffer, The Literary Review
"A fascinating chronicle." -- The Wall Street Journal
"Wonderful. . . . Sacred Causes is a challenging history book with the power to scandalise its readers."--The Financial Times
"Burleigh's book is epic in its range...refreshingly unjudgemental. . . . This brilliant book proves that history has no end."--Simon Heffer, The Literary Review
"Brilliant. . . . A powerful indictment of our uneasy times."--JG Ballard, The Observer
"A clever, honest and often funny analysis of the confrontation throughout the 20th century between religion and politics."--The Economist
"Burleigh's study of secular hubris may well be judged to be the most significant work of history published this decade."--Alex Butterworth, The Observer
"History is rarely rendered in such thrilling breadth, with such wit or with such terrible topicality."--Rod Liddle, The Spectator
"Impressive. . . . Burleigh's book deserves the widest possible readership."--Max Hastings, The Sunday Times
"Michael Burleigh writes well about the woolly, messianic religiosity of Nazism in particular."--Tony Judt, The New York Times Book Review
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"A fascinating chronicle." -- The Wall Street Journal
"Wonderful. . . . Sacred Causes is a challenging history book with the power to scandalise its readers."--The Financial Times
"Burleigh's book is epic in its range...refreshingly unjudgemental. . . . This brilliant book proves that history has no end."--Simon Heffer, The Literary Review
"Brilliant. . . . A powerful indictment of our uneasy times."--JG Ballard, The Observer
"A clever, honest and often funny analysis of the confrontation throughout the 20th century between religion and politics."--The Economist
"Burleigh's study of secular hubris may well be judged to be the most significant work of history published this decade."--Alex Butterworth, The Observer
"History is rarely rendered in such thrilling breadth, with such wit or with such terrible topicality."--Rod Liddle, The Spectator
"Impressive. . . . Burleigh's book deserves the widest possible readership."--Max Hastings, The Sunday Times
"Michael Burleigh writes well about the woolly, messianic religiosity of Nazism in particular."--Tony Judt, The New York Times Book Review
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- Publication date2007
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