Farewell to the world a history of suicide

Farewell to the world a history of suicide

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In this comparative study, sociologist Marzio Barbagli examines suicide as a socio-cultural, religious, and political phenomenon, exploring the reasons that underlie it and the meanings it has acquired in different cultures throughout the world. Drawing on a body of research carried out by historian...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barbagli, Marzio 1938- (Author)
Other Authors: Byatt, Lucinda (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Italian
Published: Cambridge, UK Polity Press ©2015.
Edition:Revised and updated English edition.
Subjects:
Suicide > History.
Suicide > Sociological aspects.