The cultural sociology of political assassination : from MLK and RFK to Fortuyn and Van Gogh / Ron Eyerman.
| Author/creator | Eyerman, Ron |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. |
| Description | 1 online resource (xv, 191 pages). |
| Supplemental Content | Ebook Central |
| Subjects |
| Series | Cultural sociology Cultural sociology. ^A1093108 |
| Contents | Political Assassination, Trauma and Narration -- Remembering the Sixties: The Assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert Kennedy -- The End of Innocence: The Murders of Olof Palme and Anna Lindh -- The End of Tolerance: The murders of Pim Fortuyn and Theo van Gogh. |
| Contents | The primal scene -- Political assassination, trauma, and narration -- Remembering the sixties : the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert Kennedy -- The end of innocence : the murders of Olof Palme and Anna Lindh -- The end of tolerance : the murders of Pim Fortuyn and Theo van Gogh -- Conclusion. |
| Abstract | 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Eyerman, Ron. Cultural sociology of political assassination. 1st ed. New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011 9780230118225 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9780230337879 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 0230337872 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 0230118224 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780230118225 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 0230118232 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780230118232 (pbk.) |
| Standard identifier# | 10.1057/9780230337879 |
| Stock number | 534256 Palgrave Macmillan http://www.palgraveconnect.com |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |