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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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"It is a pleasure to welcome Ron Eyerman's brilliant contribution to our understanding of the dark dynamics of political assassination, cultural trauma, and collective memory. His work is at once psychologically sensitive and socially perceptive, theoretically sound and empirically informed, subtle and lucid in interpretation, case-based and responsive to comparative cultural context - an exemplary social-science enterprise." - Neil J. Smelser, University Professor of Sociology Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley
"Political assassinations can be deep cultural traumas, and as Ron Eyerman shows, analyzing them can yield important insights into national cultures. This book helpfully broadens thinking about political culture and also shows why certain political events matter beyond the limits of politics narrowly understood." - Craig Calhoun, President, Social Science Research Council; University Professor of the Social Sciences, New York University
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RON EYERMAN Professor of Sociology at Yale University, USA.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Cultural Sociology of Political Assassination
Book Subtitle: From MLK and RFK to Fortuyn and van Gogh
Authors: Ron Eyerman
Series Title: Cultural Sociology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230337879
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave Social Sciences Collection, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 2011
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-11822-5Published: 29 November 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-0-230-11823-2Published: 29 November 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-33787-9Published: 10 October 2011
Series ISSN: 2946-3572
Series E-ISSN: 2946-3580
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 191
Topics: Sociology, general, Anthropology, Terrorism and Political Violence, Criminology and Criminal Justice, general, Cultural Anthropology, Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging