Assassinations cast a long shadow on the history of the United
States. Presidents, Congressmen, governors, mayors, state
legislators, judges, and other prominent public figures all have
been the targets of disturbed or fanatical individuals bent on
murder as an expression of their real or imagined grievances. After
every such occurrence, the press and the public express shock and
demand explanations, hoping that an analysis of the cause may serve
to prevent future killings, or at least help to develop better
means to protect potential targets in the future. "Assassination
and Political Violence," a staff study done at the request of the
National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence, is a
comprehensive study of politically motivated violence and murder
form the early days of the Republic to the late 1960's. After an
introductory section devoted to a structural analysis of
assassination, the book briefly discusses assassinations by type of
office holder, followed by more detailed reviews of attacks on
Presidents and Presidential candidates. It then examines the
psychology of Presidential assassins, a psychiatric view of public
reactions to assassinations, and a cross-national comparative study
of assassinations, accompanied by numerous charts that compare the
experience of countries around the world by specific variables,
such as population size and political instability. A chapter on
political violence in the United States provides a detailed
overview of this phenomenon, taking into account regional,
economic, racial, and other factors. Included are a number of
illustrations of political propaganda pieces, such as a "Wanted"
poster for President John F. Kennedy labeled "Wanted for TREASON"
and another, of a Defense Department official, that includes his
home address. An extensive appendix provides an exhaustive list of
assassination events by country and a series of supplemental essays
outline the history of political violence in various countries
around the world. The information provided in Assassination and
Political Violence makes it an indispensable source of data and
analysis on the global reach of political murder, with a special
emphasis on the American scene. As such it will be of great
interest to scholars, law enforcement professionals, and anyone
interested in the history and impact of assassination on the body
politic. Originally published in 1969. illustrated.
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