The Cultural Sociology of Political Assassination
From MLK and RFK to Fortuyn and van Gogh
Authors: Eyerman, R.
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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
- About the authors
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RON EYERMAN Professor of Sociology at Yale University, USA.
- Reviews
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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
- Table of contents (6 chapters)
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The Primal Scene
Pages 1-7
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Political Assassination, Trauma, and Narration
Pages 9-32
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Remembering the 1960s: The Assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy
Pages 33-73
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The End of Innocence: The Murders of Olof Palme and Anna Lindh
Pages 75-109
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The End of Tolerance: The Murders of Pim Fortuyn and Theo van Gogh
Pages 111-144
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- The Cultural Sociology of Political Assassination
- Book Subtitle
- From MLK and RFK to Fortuyn and van Gogh
- Authors
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- R. Eyerman
- Series Title
- Cultural Sociology
- Copyright
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan US
- Copyright Holder
- Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc.
- eBook ISBN
- 978-0-230-33787-9
- DOI
- 10.1057/9780230337879
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-0-230-11822-5
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-0-230-11823-2
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XV, 191
- Topics
