Eyerman (Ron), The Assassination of Theo Van Gogh. From Social Drama to Cultural Trauma

Ron Eyerman is a Yale sociologist, presumably with Dutch roots. His previous publications deal with a wide range of subjects; this book is about a recent event with repercussions throughout the world. Let me recall, for readers not living in the Netherlands: Theo van Gogh, a well-known film maker,...

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Autore principale: Spierenburg, Pieter
Natura: Article ou chapitre numérique
Lingua:Anglais
Pubblicazione: Crime, Histoire & Sociétés 2009
Accesso online:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Riassunto:Ron Eyerman is a Yale sociologist, presumably with Dutch roots. His previous publications deal with a wide range of subjects; this book is about a recent event with repercussions throughout the world. Let me recall, for readers not living in the Netherlands: Theo van Gogh, a well-known film maker, tv host and publicist, was murdered on November 2, 2004, while riding his bike in the early morning. Muslim radicals hated him for directing the short film Submission, meant to denounce the treatme...