{"product_id":"famous-assassinations-in-world-history-michael-newton-9781610692854","title":"Famous Assassinations in World History: An Encyclopedia [2 Volumes]","description":"\u003cp\u003eEffecting 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? \u003ci\u003eFamous Assassinations in World History: An Encyclopedia\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach 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 of the assassination in world history. The encyclopedia also includes various sidebars that spotlight relevant individuals, groups, and movements and present intriguing factoids such as the final disposition of notorious assassins' weapons and various films and novels that were inspired by famous assassinations. In addition, 23 primary source documents provide accounts of assassinations throughout world history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Newton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1610692853\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781610692854\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ABC-CLIO\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/17\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 912\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.29h x 7.45w x 2.54d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2014 pg. 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2014 pg. 237","brand":"Michael Newton","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065750434047,"sku":"9781610692854","price":198.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_963dc06c-95e6-4989-97c5-881d51ff03ae.jpg?v=1768677022","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/famous-assassinations-in-world-history-michael-newton-9781610692854","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}