Exploring the world of treason with comparative case studies, this book aims to dissect the sometimes confused layer of issues, whether financial, ideological, resentment or revenge, in order to ascertain the motives.
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Höhe: 165 mm
Breite: 241 mm
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978-1-85928-371-4 (9781859283714)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Treason - are there any relevant theories? treason and resentment - the Macedonian conspiracies; treason and divided loyalties - the late Roman Republic; treason as fiction - Hernando Cotes and the conquest of Mexico; treason and ambiguity - the Monmouth rebellion; treason as negotiation - Denmark and the policy of measured expediency; treason and accommodation - Dutch collaboration under Nazi pressure; treason and political misjudgment - the case of the British Free Corps Excursus; treason as appeasement - Great Britain 1938-41; treason and disillusionment - the case of Count Ciano; treason as attribution -the "people's democracy" in Hungary; treason and opportunism (i) - the double defection of General Fromm; treason as opportunism (ii) - the desertion of SS General Fegelein; treason and assassination -turbulence in Latin America; treason and material reward - the CIA versus the KGB; treason and blackmail - sex, scandal and betrayal.
