Good place to start is Reza Aslan's 'No God But God', there's a whole chapter about how this all began, which really goes back to the Indian revolt back in the 19th century.
I quite like the article, it gives a new way of looking at this with a more modern eye looking at how the world is and not how some like to think it is when looking for someone/thing to blame when these atrocities happen.
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