The Cultural Sociology of Political Assassination: From MLK and RFK to Fortuyn and Van Gogh - Paperback

by R. Eyerman (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

Author Biography

RON EYERMAN Professor of Sociology at Yale University, USA.