Product Description
by Christopher Marsh (Author)
A comparative survey of the secularization policies of the Soviet Union and China looks at the suppression, survival, and revival of religion in both countries. It offers original research for an in-depth survey that may interest those studying politics and religion, policies, as well as theories of desecularization.
Author Biography
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.
