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Paperback. Condition: Good. A major work setting out the inextricable link between politics and religion over the past two centuries, from the French Revolution to the present day?s War on Terror. In this dazzling and hugely relevant book Michael Burleigh explores the way in which religion, broadly construed, functions within European societies. ?Earthly Powers? is an examination of the politics of religion and the religion of politics in Europe from the French Revolution until the Great War. Its astonishing scope encompasses the philosophers of the Enlightenment and the influence of thinkers like de Maistre and de Bonald and Lamennais, as well as the pseudo-religious aspects of Marxism. It looks at painters like Zoffany and David and analyses their representations of their times. It considers the exploits of O?Connell, hero of Catholic Emancipation, Mazzini, Mickiewicz and Garibaldi, and goes via nineteenth century English and Russian literature, to the epic struggles between Church and State, industry and the rise of Christian socialism. It concludes with the advent of the ?old stone gods? that heralded the totalitarian political religions of the 20th-century. Throughout, Burleigh?s writing is never less than brilliant and absorbing, handling a welter of ideas and historical detail with confidence, verve and sophistication. He is always revealing and original, showing us the deeper workings of history in a way we have never seen before. It confirms him as one of Europe?s greatest modern historians.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. 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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Paperback. Condition: Good. Earthly Powers is a sweeping, incisive examination of the battles between church and state in Europe during the last two centuries. Michael Burleigh sheds new light on these epic struggles, from the French Revolution to the totalitarian movements of the twentieth century. Burleigh, author of The Third Reich, examines the ways in which each realm has tried to cater to needs that the other failed to supply, leading to a widespread increase in secularism along with a demystification of the power of politics. This is a brilliant and provocative portrait of one of the great tensions in modern history, one that continues to bedevil us today.Michael Burleigh is the author of The Third Reich, which won the Samuel Johnson Prize. A professor of modern history at Cardiff University, he has also taught at Oxford and the London School of Economics, as well as Stanford, Rutgers, and Washington and Lee Universities. He is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a frequent contributor to The Sunday Times, The Daily Telegraph, and The Guardian. He lives in London."Earthly Powers should be required reading for anyone who understands that religion and politics, even when separate, can never be divorced." -- Chicago Tribune. …

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. "Magnificent.&nbsp.&nbsp.&nbsp. Seldom has a study of the past combined such erudition with such exuberance." --The Guardian  "No-one with an interest in the Second World War should be without this book; and indeed nor should anyone who cares about how our world has come about." --The Daily Telegraph  Pre-eminent WWII historian Michael Burleigh delivers a brilliant new examination of the day-to-day moral crises underpinning the momentous conflicts of the Second World War. A magisterial counterpart to his award-winning and internationally bestselling The Third Reich, winner of the Samuel Johnson prize, Moral Combat offers a unique and riveting look at, in the words of The Times (London), "not just the war planners faced with the prospect of bombing Dresden or the atrocities of the Holocaust, but also the individuals working at the coalface of war, killing or murdering, resisting or collaborating.".…

Paperback. Condition: Good. "Magnificent.&nbsp.&nbsp.&nbsp. Seldom has a study of the past combined such erudition with such exuberance." --The Guardian  "No-one with an interest in the Second World War should be without this book; and indeed nor should anyone who cares about how our world has come about." --The Daily Telegraph  Pre-eminent WWII historian Michael Burleigh delivers a brilliant new examination of the day-to-day moral crises underpinning the momentous conflicts of the Second World War. A magisterial counterpart to his award-winning and internationally bestselling The Third Reich, winner of the Samuel Johnson prize, Moral Combat offers a unique and riveting look at, in the words of The Times (London), "not just the war planners faced with the prospect of bombing Dresden or the atrocities of the Holocaust, but also the individuals working at the coalface of war, killing or murdering, resisting or collaborating.".…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Fully revised and updated for paperback - a gripping tour d'horizon of the state of today's world from one of Britain's leading award-winning historians.

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Between 1933 and 1945 the Nazi regime in Germany tried to restructure a 'class' society along racial lines. This book deals with the ideas and institutions which underpinned this mission, and shows how Nazi policy affected various groups of people, both victims and beneficiaries. The book, first published in 1991, begins with a serious discussion of the origins of Nazi racial ideology, and then demonstrates the thoroughness and purposiveness with which this was translated into official policy. The book deals with the systematic persecution not only of the Jews, the largest group of victims of Nazism, but also with the fate of lesser-known groups such as Sinti and Roma, the mentally handicapped, the 'asocial', and homosexuals. Finally, the book examines the racially-motivated social policies of the regime which affected every German 'national comrade'. The authors argue that the Third Reich was fundamentally different from other totalitarian regimes because of the all-encompassing nature of its racial policies. These were neither exclusively reactionary nor 'modern', but were rather an unprecedented form of progress into barbarism.…

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Hardback. Condition: Good. From the turmoil of post-World War I Europe to the plague of terrorism in our modern society, Sacred Causes is a penetrating critique of the politics of religion and the religion of politics. Michael Burleigh, author of The Third Reich, examines the way in which religion has been swayed by -- and contributed to -- conflicting secular currents. Totalitarian regimes like those of Hitler, Stalin and Franco mimicked the power structure and rituals of religion, while attempting to restore the days when god and ruler were one. At the same time, fear of socialism tempered the churches' response to the threat of totalitarianism. Burleigh combines this authoritative survey of history with a timely reminder of the dangers of radical secularism. He also investigates the possibility of a civic religion, intended to counter the threat of terrorism.Michael Burleigh is the author of Earthly Powers: The Clash of Religion and Politics in Europe, from the French Revolution to the Great War; Sacred Causes: The Clash of Religion and Politics, from the Great War to the War on Terror; The Third Reich: A New History, which won the Samuel Johnson Prize for Nonfiction; and Blood and Rage: A Cultural History of Terrorism. He is married and lives in London."A fascinating chronicle . Burleigh tracks the fate of religious and secular forces in the 20th century, registering their collisions and their effects on the culture we live in today." -- The Wall Street Journal.…

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