CHARACTER ASSASSINATION THROUGHOUT THE AGES by Martijn Icks (Editor), Eric Shiraev (Editor) ( 9781137344168 )

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Title:

CHARACTER ASSASSINATION THROUGHOUT THE AGES

By:

Martijn Icks (Editor), Eric Shiraev (Editor)

Format:

Electronic book text

List price:	£70.00
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ISBN 10:

1137344164

ISBN 13:

9781137344168

Publisher:

PALGRAVE MACMILLAN

Pub. date:

17 July, 2014

Description:

Using a variety of cases from history and today's life, the book examines character attackers targeting the private lives, behavior, values, and identity of their victims. Numerous historical examples show that character assassination has always been a very effective weapon to win political battles or settle personal scores.

Synopsis:

Character assassination is the deliberate destruction of an individual's reputation. Most notable victims of character assassination are political and religious leaders, officials, celebrities, writers, scientists, athletes, and other public figures. 'Character assassins' target the private lives, behavior, values, and identities of their victims. The editors and contributors to this volume have gathered cases and insights from the fields of history, political science, and psychology to track many common characteristics of character assassination, as well as to describe their unique features over different times and places. The authors show that character assassination is a timeless, cross-cultural phenomenon that reveals itself in a variety of forms and methods typical for every cultural, political, and technological epoch.

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Imprint:

Palgrave Macmillan

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Non-returnable

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