Culture Wars Secular-Catholic Conflict in Nineteenth-Century Europe [Hardcover]

Essays on the struggle between secular and religious forces in the late nineteenth century.This book examines the struggle that broke out between secular and religious forces in late nineteenth-century Europe. Combining twelve essays from a team of experts across Europe, it highlights the role of trans-national forces and their interaction with local conditions. It combines an account of the impact of secular-religious strife, at the level of high politics, with case studies that elucidate the meaning of culture war for specific regions and communities. This book is unique within its field, offering a genuinely European perspective on the conflict.This book examines the struggle that broke out between secular and religious forces in late nineteenth-century Europe. Combining twelve essays from a team of experts across Europe, it highlights the role of trans-national forces and their interaction with local conditions. It combines an account of the impact of secular-religious strife, at the level of high politics, with case studies that elucidate the meaning of culture war for specific regions and communities. This book is unique within its field, offering a genuinely European perspective on the conflict.Twelve essays from a team of European experts examine the struggle that broke out between secular and religious forces in late nineteenth-century Europe. They highlight the role of trans-national forces and their interaction with local conditions. This collection combines an account of the impact of secular-religious strife, at the level of high politics, with case studies that elucidate the meaning of culture war for specific regions and communities.List of illustrations; List of contributors; Introduction: the European culture wars Christopher Clark and Wolfram Kaiser; 1. The New Catholicism and the European culture wars Christopher Clark; 2. 'Clericalism - that is our enemy!': European anticlericalism and the culture wars Wolfram Kaiser; 3. 'Priest hits girl': on tlS&