{"product_id":"9781931859240","title":"The Meek and the Militant: Religion and Power Across the World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEveryone knows that Marx wrote, “religion is the opium of the people,” but all too frequently this aphorism is regarded as exhausting what he and Engels had to say on the subject. In fact, they presented a penetrating critique of religion that explains its origin and persistence.\u003c\/i\u003e —from the preface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis classic volume sheds much-needed light on a topic of renewed interest: the impact of religion on politics, whether Islam in the Middle East or right-wing Christian fundamentalism in North America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003ePaul Siegel\u003c\/b\u003e (1916–2004), a writer and activist, published numerous books on literature and politics, including \u003ci\u003eShakespeare in His Time and Ours\u003c\/i\u003e (1968).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Haymarket Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47039604588784,"sku":"9781931859240","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781931859240_p0.jpg?v=1763639063","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781931859240","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}