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

by Ron Eyerman

Book Overview

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

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230118232
• ISBN13: 9780230118232
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 191 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 9.1"