The Origins of Secular Institutions: Ideas, Timing, and Organization

ISBN-13: 9780197598450 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 272 str.

H. Zeynep Bulutgil

Recenzje

A tour de force of historical sociology and a major contribution to theories of state building. Drawing on new data and a breath-taking array of historical sources on civil society, church infrastructures, and timing and sequencing of reform, Bulutgil provides a new perspective on the origin of secular orders and challenges that secularisers face. Dazzling in its breadth, the author takes us through contexts as diverse as pre-Victorian, Victorian and twentieth century England, to the turbulence of revolutionary France, to Spain, Morocco, and Tunisia. The book is a fresh take on why some seculars succeed and others fail across nations and within the same country in different points in time. This book should be a must read for students of comparative politics, comparative historical analysis, sociology, and international relations." -Tomila Lankina, Professor of International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science

O autorze

H. Zeynep Bulutgil is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at University College London. She is also the author of The Roots of Ethnic Cleansing in Europe (2016).