Character assassination throughout the ages  [electronic resource] / 
edited by Martijn Icks, Eric Shiraev. 
 - 296 p.  online resource. 
<br/><br/> Using a variety of cases from history and today's life, the book examines character attackers targeting the private lives, behavior, values, and identity of their victims. Numerous historical examples show that character assassination has always been a very effective weapon to win political battles or settle personal scores. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781137344168 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.1057/9781137344168  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Science.<br/>Science.<br/>Science, general.