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The Cultural Sociology of Political Assassination

From MLK and RFK to Fortuyn and van Gogh
By:R. Eyerman
Publisher:Springer Nature
Print ISBN:9780230118225
eText ISBN:9780230337879
Edition:0
Copyright:2011
Format:Page Fidelity

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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