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Originally Posted by rubecube
I'm more referring to the various power-struggles in renaissance-era Italy. You have the Paple States and the attempts to get into bed with various factions, including the French and the Spanish at times. I'm likely getting some of these mixed up, since it's been about a year and half since I did any reading on it. I've pimped this book a few times before, but "The Myth of Religious Violence" by William Cavanaugh actually does a pretty good job of breaking down a lot of the early European conflicts.
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I am sure you have read "The Prince" by Machiavelli. He is the first guy to say, "hey the Catholic Church stinks at this, because ultimately Christians don't believe in the kind of violent action needed to actually CHANGE things."