| ID | 091269 |
| Title Proper | Exploring the terrorist nature of political assassinations |
| Other Title Information | a reinterpretation of the orsini attentat |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Pinfari, Marco |
| Publication | 2009. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This paper reassesses the suggestion, advanced among others by David George, that the 1858 failed attentat by the Italian patriot Felice Orsini against Napoleon III can be considered as a paradigmatic instance of "terrorist assassination." Drawing on a new interpretation of the acts of Orsini's trial, the paper argues that Orsini's motivations were to a large degree "idiosyncratic"; however, it also discusses evidence suggesting that the significant collateral damage caused by the attack was, in Orsini's mind, one of the aims of the action and cannot be portrayed as unintended. |
| `In' analytical Note | Terrorism and Political Violence Vol. 21, No. 4; Oct-Dec 2009: p.580 - 594 |
| Journal Source | Terrorism and Political Violence Vol. 21, No. 4; Oct-Dec 2009: p.580 - 594 |
| Key Words | Bhutto Assassination ; David George ; Felice Orsini ; Napoleon III ; Political Assassinations ; Terrorist Assassinations ; Tyrannicide |