Day Of The Assassins: A History Political Murder Michael Burleigh Picador Αγγλικά Βιβλία World

The Traditional Image Of A Political Assassin Is Lone Wolf With Gun Aimed Squarely At Head Those They Wish To Kill But While There Has Been Enormous Speculation On What Lay Behind Notorious Individual Assassinations – From Gaius Julius Caesar John F Kennedy Phenomenon Itself Scarcely Examined As Special Category Violence One Not Motivated By Personal Gain Or Vengeance Now In Day Assassins Acclaimed Historian Michael Burleigh Explores Many Facets Assassination Explaining Role Historical Precedent Why It More Frequent Certain Types Society Than Others And Asking If Can Either Bring About Change Prevent Whether Like Contagious Disease Murder Be Catching Focusing Chiefly Last Century Half Takes Readers Congo India Iran Laos Rwanda South Africa Revisits Notable Europe Russia Israel United States Throughout Themselves Are Centre Narrative Were Cool Well-Trained Professional Killers Agents Nkvd Kgb Men Politicization Their Private Miseries Even Some Who Demonstrably Mad Had Method Madness Acted For Comprehensible Motives Combining Human Drama Questions Morality Sheer Randomness Events Riveting Insight Into Politics Σελίδες: 432 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0525 Διαστάσεις: 15 4X15 4Cm