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1. Assassination as Public Performance: The Murder of Theo van Gogh

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
CONTENTS vii
Acknowledgments ix
1. Assassination as Public Performance: The Murder of Theo van Gogh 1
2. Mediating Social Drama 24
3. Perpetrators and Victims 56
4. The Clash of Civilizations: A Multicultural Drama 102
5. A Dutch Dilemma: Free Speech, Religious Freedom, and Multicultural Tolerance 141
6. Cultural Trauma and Social Drama 161
Notes 175
Bibliography 203
Index 215

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780822391449-002

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
CONTENTS vii
Acknowledgments ix
1. Assassination as Public Performance: The Murder of Theo van Gogh 1
2. Mediating Social Drama 24
3. Perpetrators and Victims 56
4. The Clash of Civilizations: A Multicultural Drama 102
5. A Dutch Dilemma: Free Speech, Religious Freedom, and Multicultural Tolerance 141
6. Cultural Trauma and Social Drama 161
Notes 175
Bibliography 203
Index 215

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