Blood on the Snow: The Killing of Olof Palme

by Jan Bondeson

Book Overview

The Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme, a major figure in world politics and an ardent opponent of apartheid, was shot dead on the streets of Stockholm in February 1986. At the time of his death, Palme was deeply involved in Middle East diplomacy and was working under UN auspices to end the Iran-Iraq war. Across Scandinavia, Palme's killing had an impact similar to that of the Kennedy assassinations in the United States--and it ignited nearly as...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801442117
• ISBN13: 9780801442117
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher