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Roth, Mitchel P.; Cengiz, Mahmut

 
9781789149401: Murder by Mail: A Global History of the Letter Bomb
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ISBN 10: 1789149401 ISBN 13: 9781789149401
Editorial: Reaktion Books, 2024

Sinopsis

This book unfolds the gripping history of weaponized mail, offering the first ever comprehensive exploration of this sinister phenomenon. Spanning two centuries, the book unveils the history of postal bombs, describing the evolution of both explosives and the postal services that facilitated their deadly use. From an eighteenth-century incident involving Jonathan Swift to modern acts of terror by groups like the IRA and the suffragettes and lone wolves such as the Unabomber, it uncovers the surprising ubiquity of mail bombs. This chronological account meticulously covers each decade, from early anarchists and world wars through the Cold War to the rise of the serial bomber. Astounding in scope, this book sheds light on the psychopathy, motivations and political implications behind murder by mail.

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Acerca de los autores

Mitchel P. Roth is Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Sam Houston State University, Texas. His many books include An Eye for an Eye: A Global History of Crime and Punishment (Reaktion, 2014).

Mahmut Cengiz is an Associate Professor and Research Faculty at the Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center (TraCCC) at George Mason University. He is co-author (with Mitchel P. Roth) of The Illicit Economy in Turkey: How Criminals, Terrorists, and the Syrian Conflict Fuel Underground Markets (2019).

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Editorial
Reaktion Books
Año de publicación
2024
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1789149401
ISBN 13 
9781789149401
Encuadernación
Tapa dura
Número de páginas
256
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