The Paradox of Liberation: Secular Revolutions and Religious Counterrevolutions

by Michael Walzer

Book Overview

A thought-provoking reflection on why secular national liberation movements are so often challenged by militant religious revivals

Many of the successful campaigns for national liberation in the years following World War II were initially based on democratic and secular ideals. Once established, however, the newly independent nations had to deal with entirely unexpected religious fierceness. Michael Walzer, one of America's foremost...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300223633
• ISBN13: 9780300223637
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.2"