Treason Meaning and Motives |
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| Author:
| Carlton, Eric |
| ISBN: | 978-1-85928-371-4 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1998 |
| Publisher: | Ashgate Publishing Company
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $150.00 |
Book Description:
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Treason is a complex thing, which takes many forms. It is precipitated either at the conspiracy stage and/or the implemental stage by a variety of motives. These may be reasonably transparent (for example, financial reward), but they may be mixed - even confused - and not always clear to the subjects themselves, for example when the expressed reason is idealogical while the latent reason may be resentment or revenge. This study adopts a comparative case-study approach with the aim of...
More DescriptionTreason is a complex thing, which takes many forms. It is precipitated either at the conspiracy stage and/or the implemental stage by a variety of motives. These may be reasonably transparent (for example, financial reward), but they may be mixed - even confused - and not always clear to the subjects themselves, for example when the expressed reason is idealogical while the latent reason may be resentment or revenge. This study adopts a comparative case-study approach with the aim of clarifying and categorizing this question of motive.