The Cultural Sociology of Political Assassination [electronic resource] : From MLK and RFK to Fortuyn and van Gogh /
Eyerman, R.author.
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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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.
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.
Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968.
Palme, Olof, 1927-1986.
Sociology.
Anthropology.
Terrorism.
Political violence.
Criminology.
Ethnology.
Social groups.
Family.
Sociology, general.
Anthropology.
Terrorism and Political Violence.
Criminology and Criminal Justice, general.
Cultural Anthropology.
Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging.