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Britain and the Origins of the Religious Cold War, 1944–47
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The study of religion in the international arena has exponentially increased in the course of the past decade to the point of establishing its own subgenre, not least in the study of the Cold War. Saki Dockrill’s role in the latter process was key. She accepted an edited book on Religion and the Cold War for her Palgrave Macmillan series long before scholarly recognition had been accorded to the subject. A decade later, a book of the same name noted that it was built on the foundation established by the original book.1 This chapter is a token of gratitude for Saki’s commitment to what was at the time a pioneering work.
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