Earthly Powers: The Conflict between Religion & Politics from the French Revolution to the Great War
Michael Burleigh
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 ... Read more
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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