Assassination And Political Violence
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
In the turbulent aftermath of America's most devastating political killings, Assassination and Political Violence stands as a landmark document — a formal report commissioned by the National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence, presenting a rigorous, unflinching examination of the forces that drive individuals and movements to strike at the very heart of democratic governance. Authored by James F. Kirkham, Sheldon G. Levy, and William J. Crotty, and introduced by Harrison E. Salisbury of The New York Times, this work chronicles the historical patterns, psychological underpinnings, and sociopolitical conditions that have made the United States uniquely vulnerable to acts of political murder, from the earliest days of the Republic through the shattering assassinations of the 1960s. Drawing on multidisciplinary research spanning law, psychology, history, and political science, the authors construct a sobering argument: that political violence is not an aberration but a recurring symptom of deeper social fractures. The work presents comparative analyses across nations and eras, illuminating how ideology, instability, and individual pathology converge in moments of catastrophic violence. With scholarly authority and moral urgency, this essential primary source leaves the reader confronting a disquieting question — not whether such violence can happen again, but what, if anything, society is truly prepared to do to prevent it.
Author: James F. Kirkham, Sheldon G. Levy, William J. Crotty
Format: Hardback
Published: 1970, Praeger Publishers
Genre: Politics & law
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
In the turbulent aftermath of America's most devastating political killings, Assassination and Political Violence stands as a landmark document — a formal report commissioned by the National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence, presenting a rigorous, unflinching examination of the forces that drive individuals and movements to strike at the very heart of democratic governance. Authored by James F. Kirkham, Sheldon G. Levy, and William J. Crotty, and introduced by Harrison E. Salisbury of The New York Times, this work chronicles the historical patterns, psychological underpinnings, and sociopolitical conditions that have made the United States uniquely vulnerable to acts of political murder, from the earliest days of the Republic through the shattering assassinations of the 1960s. Drawing on multidisciplinary research spanning law, psychology, history, and political science, the authors construct a sobering argument: that political violence is not an aberration but a recurring symptom of deeper social fractures. The work presents comparative analyses across nations and eras, illuminating how ideology, instability, and individual pathology converge in moments of catastrophic violence. With scholarly authority and moral urgency, this essential primary source leaves the reader confronting a disquieting question — not whether such violence can happen again, but what, if anything, society is truly prepared to do to prevent it.