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

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

Author: R. Eyerman
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 11/29/2011
Pages: 191
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 9.10h x 5.90w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780230118232

About the Author
RON EYERMAN Professor of Sociology at Yale University, USA.