Totalitarianism and Political Religions
- ISBN-10
- 0714656097
- ISBN-13
- 9780714656090
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 406
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Psychology Press
- Author
- Michael Schäfer
Description
This book shows how new models by which to understand political history arose from the experience of modern despotic regimes. Here, the totalitarianism and political religions - are discussed and tested in terms of their usefulness.
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