Farewell to the world : a history of suicide / Marzio Barbagli ; translated by Lucinda Byatt.
Farewell to the world : a history of suicide / Marzio Barbagli ; translated by Lucinda Byatt.
Farewell to the world : a history of suicide / Marzio Barbagli ; translated by Lucinda Byatt.
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Publisher
Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity, [2015]
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G 2017/373
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Language
English
Italian
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Physical Description
Physical content
xii, 408 pages, 32 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm.
Content type
still image
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Part I. In the West : The worst sin and the gravest crime : The rise in suicide: 'a most tragic fact' ; When did the figure start to rise? ; The reasons for this growth ; Past reactions ; Punishments for those who killed themselves or attempted to do so ; Dishonourable burial ; On the formation of C...
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Publisher
Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity, [2015]
Edition
Revised and updated English edition.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
[2015]
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Scope and Contents
Summary
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 historians, anthropologists, sociologists, political scient...
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Full title
Farewell to the world : a history of suicide / Marzio Barbagli ; translated by Lucinda Byatt.
Portion of title
History of suicide
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Notes
General note
"First published in Italian as Congedarsi dal mondo : il suicidio in Occidente e in Oriente, Societa Editrice Il Mulino SPA, 2009"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 322-398) and index.
Language note
In English, translated from Italian.
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G 2017/373
Record Identifier
74VKVP04zRkO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVP04zRkO
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ISBN
0745662447 hardback
9780745662442 hardback
DDC
362.2809
MMS ID
991023996215502626
