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The award-winning author of The Third Reich provides a provocative analysis of the diverse ways in which politics and religion have influenced each other over the course of the past two centuries, looking at the struggles between church and state and the resulting rise of totalitarian movements in the twentieth century. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.
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In this masterful, stylish, and authoritative book, Michael Burleigh gives us an epic history of the battles over religion in modern Europe, examining the complex and often lethal ways in which politics and religion have interacted and influenced each other over the last two centuries. From the French Revolution to the totalitarian movements of the twentieth century, Earthly Powers is a uniquely powerful portrait of one of the great tensions of modern history—one that continues to be played out on the world stage today.
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