Religion and Politics in Europe and the United States: Transnational Historical Approaches - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 1421408104 ISBN 13: 9781421408101

Casa editrice: Woodrow Wilson Center Pr, 2013

Riassunto

Religion and Politics in Europe and the United States compares the dynamic relationships between religion and public life in the U.S. and Europe from the early modern era to today by examining a series of public issues for which religious arguments have often been crucial. Recognizing the discrete roles religion plays in American and European politics, the project presents a portrait of its historical influences on the development of law, technology, ethnicity, war, and perceptions of democracy.

Religion and Politics in Europe and the United States explores how discourses on both side of the Atlantic have diverged due to the varying roles of religion. The book traces the influences of religion and politics from early modern religiously based legitimization of European monarchy and American democracy, to today’s historical perspectives on the problem of religion and terrorism. The contributors—political scientists, historians, and sociologists from the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Austria—shed a uniquely transnational light on the debates that have shaped the world we currently live in, from capital punishment to concepts of ethnicity to religions in conflict.

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Recensione:

"The essays in this volume present the results of excellent scholarship and offer new insights on the basis of original research. Furthermore, the authors contributing to this volume come from both sides of the Atlantic. As a result, the readers receive a comprehensive account both of recent American as well as European research."

(Harmut Lehmann, Director Emeritus, Max Planck Institute of History, Göttingen)

L'autore:

Volker Depkat is a professor of American studies at the University of Regensburg.Jürgen Martschukat is a professor of North American history at the University of Erfurt.

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• Editore: Woodrow Wilson Center Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1421408104
• ISBN 13: 9781421408101
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 346
• Redattore: Depkat Volker, Martschukat Jurgen