The Cultural Sociology of Political Assassination: From MLK and RFK to Fortuyn and van Gogh

by RonEyerman (Author)

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  Paperback
  2011

  $54.67

  Developing the theory of cultural trauma in regard to the shattering potential effects of political assassinations, Eyerman examines political and social life in three different national contexts: Martin Luther King, Bobby Kennedy, and Harvey Milk in the U.S.; Theo Van Gogh in the Netherlands; and Olof Palme and Anna Lindh in Sweden