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Day of the Assassins

- A History of Political Murder
Engelsk Paperback

Day of the Assassins

- A History of Political Murder
Engelsk Paperback

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‘Written with Burleigh’s characteristic brio, with pithy summaries of historical moments (he is brilliant on the Americans in Vietnam, for example) and full of surprising vignettes’ – The Times ’Book of the Week’

In Day of the Assassins, acclaimed historian Michael Burleigh examines assassination as a special category of political violence and asks whether, like a contagious disease, it can be catching.

Focusing chiefly on the last century and a half, Burleigh takes readers from Europe, Russia, Israel and the United States to the Congo, India, Iran, Laos, Rwanda, South Africa and Vietnam. And, as we travel, we revisit notable assassinations, among them Leon Trotsky, Hendrik Verwoerd, Juvénal Habyarimana, Indira Gandhi, Yitzhak Rabin and Jamal Khashoggi.

Combining human drama, questions of political morality and the sheer randomness of events, Day of the Assassins is a riveting insight into the politics of violence.

‘Brilliant and timely . . . Our world today is as dangerous and mixed-up as it has ever been. Luckily we have Michael Burleigh to help us make sense of it.’ – Mail on Sunday







Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
448
ISBN-13:
9781529030174
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
152903017X
Udg. Dato:
18 aug 2022
Længde:
36mm
Bredde:
197mm
Højde:
129mm
Forlag:
Pan Macmillan
Oplagsdato:
18 aug 2022
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