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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

Famous Assassinations in World History

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Representing a unique reference tool for readers interested in history, criminology, or terrorism, this book provides the most complete and... Read more

    Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
    Publication Date: 4/17/2014
    ISBN13: 9781610692854, 978-1610692854
    ISBN10: 1610692853

    Non Fiction , Dictionaries, Reference & Language

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    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

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