Famous Assassinations In World History An Encyclopedia 2 Volumes
General:
Name: Famous Assassinations In World History An Encyclopedia 2 Volumes
Format: pdf
Size: 11.5 MB
Book:
Title: Famous Assassinations in World History
Author: Newton, Michael
Language: angielski
Year: 2014
Subjects: History, Reference, Sociology, Nonfiction
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 9781610692854
Total pages: 906
Description:
Representing a unique reference tool for readers interested in history, criminology, or terrorism, this book provides the most complete and up-to-date coverage of assassinations of key figures throughout history and around the world.
Effecting the death of a political figure, a leader of a nation, or a public figure usually captures people’s attention. But how often is assassination effective to achieve the larger objective beyond the death of the targeted individual? Famous Assassinations in World History: An Encyclopedia offers more than 200 entries on assassinations of all kinds that will allow readers to grasp the often-complex motivating factors behind each event and better understand historical and contemporary social unrest.
Each entry identifies the assassination target and summarizes that person’s significance; discusses the person’s assassination, including the factors that led up to it and its political and cultural contexts; and explains the powerful effects of the assassination in world history. The encyclopedia also includes various sidebars that spotlight relevant individuals, groups, and movements and present intriguing factoids such as the final disposition of notorious assassins’ weapons and various films and novels that were inspired by famous assassinations. In addition, 23 primary source documents provide accounts of assassinations throughout world history.
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