Murder in Marseille
Right-Wing Terrorism in 1930s Europe

By (author) Chris Millington,Christopher Millington

ISBN13: 9781526177124

Imprint: Manchester University Press

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Format: Hardback

Published: 02/09/2025

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Description
On 9 October 1934, terrorists murdered King Alexander I of Yugoslavia in a Marseille street. The Croatian ultranationalist Ustashe was behind the attack. The Ustashe hoped that the king’s death would cause the collapse of Yugoslavia and the liberation of the Croat people. This book examines the circumstances, processes, and trajectories that shaped the Ustashe terrorists and their attack in Marseille. It brings questions about contemporary terrorism to bear on a historical attack: what prompts people to join terrorist organisations? How are these people ‘radicalised’ to commit violence? What roles do women play in terrorism? Murder in Marseille bridges the scholarly gap between historical and contemporary terrorism, paying attention to, and often guided by, current concerns, ideas, theories, and notions about terrorist violence. -- .
Introduction: Carnage on La Canebière 1 Post-war Yugoslavia and the emergence of the Ustashe, 1918-1934 2 ‘Murder farms’: The Ustashe’s terrorist training camps 3 Pathways to terrorism: The assassination squad 4 Killing the king: The assassination of Aleksandar I 5 Soldiers of a cause? The assassins on trial Conclusion: Murder in Marseille -- .
  • Terrorism, armed struggle
  • Political assassinations
  • General (US: Trade)
  • Professional & Vocational
  • Tertiary Education (US: College)
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