Age of assassins
Subtitle: a history of conspiracy and political violence, 1865-1981
By: Michael Newton
Publisher: Faber
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 726
ISBN-13: 9780571220441; 9780571290468
Subjects: History; Assassination; Crime
Description: Connects the killing of the Kennedys or the murder that sparked the First World War with less well known stories, such as the Berlin shooting of an instigator of the Armenian genocide or the attack on an American robber baron. This title traces the process that turned thought into action and murder into an icon.
Notes: Introduction : A justifiable killing -- pt. 1. The assassination suite -- A murder at the theatre -- Enemies of this world -- The praise of murder -- Insanity rules -- A killing in the park -- pt. 2. Ragtime assassins -- Frick's gallery -- The years between -- Shooting the president -- pt. 3. The strange death of liberal Europe -- Choosing the most terrible -- Necessary murders -- pt. 4. Fame and death in the American assassination -- Celluloid assassins -- The new frontier -- The hate bus -- Out from the shadow -- The decline of the American assassination -- God's lonely men.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 592-705) and index.
Table of contents: title: Pt. ONE The Assassination Suite; title: 1.A Murder at the Theatre; title: 2.Enemies of This World; title: 3.The Praise of Murder; title: 4.Insanity Rules; title: 5.A Killing in the Park; title: pt. TWO Ragtime Assassins; title: 6.Frick's Gallery; title: 7.The Years Between; title: 8.Shooting the President; title: pt. THREE The Strange Death of Liberal Europe; title: 9.Choosing the Most Terrible; title: 10.Necessary Murders; title: pt. FOUR Fame and Death in the American Assassination; title: 11.Celluloid Assassins; title: 12.The New Frontier; title: 13.The Hate Bus; title: 14.Out from the Shadow; title: 15.The Decline of the American Assassination; title: 16.God's Lonely Men.; title: Machine generated contents note: pt. ONE The Assassination Suite; title: 1.A Murder at the Theatre; title: 2.Enemies of This World; title: 3.The Praise of Murder; title: 4.Insanity Rules; title: 5.A Killing in the Park; title: pt. TWO Ragtime Assassins; title: 6.Frick's Gallery; title: 7.The Years Between; title: 8.Shooting the President; title: pt. THREE The Strange Death of Liberal Europe; title: 9.Choosing the Most Terrible; title: 10.Necessary Murders; title: pt. FOUR Fame and Death in the American Assassination; title: 11.Celluloid Assassins; title: 12.The New Frontier; title: 13.The Hate Bus; title: 14.Out from the Shadow; title: 15.The Decline of the American Assassination; title: 16.God's Lonely Men.