This thoughtful book explores much of the background to the strife the globe faces today. In particular, Christopher Catherwood shows how religion and national pride, which are supposed to be positive forces, can become perverted ideologies that arouse hatred, slaughter, and war. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Author Biography

Christopher Catherwood is a historian, lecturer, and writer based in Cambridge. He wrote this book while a visiting scholar at both Cambridge University's Centre of International Studies and at the University of Richmond. He is currently a Rockefeller Resident Fellow at the Institute on Violence, Culture and Survival, the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy, the University of Virginia.