Day of the Assassins - A History of Political Murder

Informationen zum Autor Michael Burleigh Klappentext '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 Zusammenfassung A forensic account of political assassinations from the late nineteenth century to the present day.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Burleigh, Burleigh Michael
• Publisher: Picador Uk
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 18.08.2022
• EAN: 9781529030174
• ISBN: 978-1-5290-3017-4
• No. of pages: 429
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 197 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; 20th Century, HISTORY / Modern / 21st Century, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, HISTORY / Military / Special Forces, 21st Century, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Espionage & secret services, Espionage and secret services, Violence, intolerance and persecution in history