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Religion and the State in Russia and China: Suppression, Survival, and Revival Paperback – January 20, 2011

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Lucidly and engagingly written, Christopher Marsh's book is a landmark contribution to the growing literature on secularization and desecularization in the modern world. Previous studies have typically focused on a single country or religious movement, while there has been precious little comparative, cross-national and cross-civilizational research. Yet, without comparative research, it is impossible to theorize desecularization and detect its broad, cross-national meaning, patterns, causes, and consequences. Dr. Marsh's book fills in this gap. It detects and theorizes the patterns of religions' suppression, resilience and resurgence by comparatively exploring the cases of Russia and China. These are, without an exaggeration, the two most important and massive cases of forced secularization and subsequent religious resurgence in the 20th - early 21st century. The book marshals impressive empirical evidence, ranging from documentary sources to representative national surveys. An outstanding expert on Russia as well as China, Christopher Marsh aptly utilizes his thorough knowledge of the two cases and his fluency in both languages to present to his readers a convincing, empirically grounded yet theoretically consequential account of the stunning resilience of faith under the ruthlessly oppressive atheist regimes, and of its ongoing spectacular revival. -Peter Berger, Professor Emeritus of Religion, Sociology and Theology. Director, Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs, Boston University.

This is a masterful work, by a scholar with the rare ability to handle sources in both Russian and Chinese, that sheds much light on theoretical debates surrounding religion and modernity, secularization, and desecularization. But it is much more than that; It is also an inspiring story of human resilience in the face of oppression. Peter L. Berger, University Professor Emeritus, Boston University

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Christopher Marsh is Professor of Political Science and Director of the J.M. Dawson Institute of Church-State Studies at Baylor University. The author of several books, including Unparalleled Reforms: China's Rise, Russia's Fall, and the Interdependence of Transition (Lexington Books, 2005), he also serves as editor of the Journal of Church & State (Oxford UP). Dr. Marsh speaks Russian and Chinese and has conducted field research across Eurasia.
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    January 20, 2011
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    1441112472
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1441112477
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Continuum; 1st edition (January 20, 2011)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1441112472
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1441112477
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.6 x 9 inches
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Christopher Marsh (né Surosky) is a professor of international security studies at National Defense University's Joint Special Operations Master of Arts (JSOMA) program at Fort Bragg, where he teaches and conducts research on Russian and Chinese approaches to special operations and irregular warfare, including military strategy and foreign policy. He is currently writing a book on Russian special warfare and the grey zone.

Prior to joining JSOMA, Dr. Marsh was director of strategic research and analysis at the Joint Special Operations University (JSOU) at the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) in Tampa, FL. Prior to that he was a professor at the US Army School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS), Fort Leavenworth, KS. Before joining the faculty at SAMS, Marsh was a senior intelligence and operations analyst at the US Air Force Special Operations School, Hurlburt Field, Florida, where he taught European Affairs, counter-terrorism, and counter-insurgency warfare. Earlier he had served with the Army's Human Terrain System. Between 1999-2011, Dr. Marsh was a professor of political science at Baylor University, where he held numerous appointments, including director of the J.M. Dawson Institute of Church-State Studies, director of the Keston Center for Religion, Politics, & Society, and director of the MA program in international relations.

Dr. Marsh's research and teaching interests focus on irregular warfare, particularly in post-communist societies. His most recent book is Russian Foreign Policy (co-authored with Nikolas Gvosdev of the US Naval War College). He is currently writing a book on Russia's Special Way of War: Special Operations, Irregular Warfare, and the Grey Zone.

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