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240 10 a| Congedarsi dal mondo.l| English=| ^A1284031;

245 10 a| Farewell to the world :b| a history of suicide /c| Marzio Barbagli ; translated by Lucinda Byatt.;

250 a| Revised and updated English edition.;

264 1 a| Cambridge, UK ;a| Malden, MA :b| Polity,c| [2015];

300 a| xii, 408 pages, 32 unnumbered pages :b| illustrations (some color) ;c| 23 cm;

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500 a| "First published in Italian as Congedarsi dal mondo : il suicidio in Occidente e in Oriente, Societa Editrice Il Mulino SPA, 2009"--Title page verso.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 322-398) and index.;

505 0 a| Part I. In the West -- The worst sin and the gravest crime -- The key to our prison -- Killing God, oneself and others -- When poverty does not protect -- Part II. In the East -- Before becoming a widow -- Making the strong and powerful tremble -- The body as a bomb -- Conclusions -- Appendix.;

520 a| 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, sociologist, political scientists, and psychologists, Barbagli argues that a satisfactory theory of suicide cannot limit itself to the two causes highlighted by French sociologist Émile Durkheim--namely, social integration and regulatuion--but must rather provide a new account that links the motives for and significance attributed to individual actions with the people for and against whom individuals take their lives.--From publisher description.;

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Farewell to the world : a history of suicide / Marzio Barbagli ; translated by Lucinda Byatt.

Author/creator	Barbagli, Marzio, 1938-
Format	Book
Edition	Revised and updated English edition.
Publication	Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity, [2015]
Description	xii, 408 pages, 32 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
Subjects	Suicide--History. Suicide--Sociological aspects.

Uniform title	Congedarsi dal mondo. English
Contents	Part I. In the West -- The worst sin and the gravest crime -- The key to our prison -- Killing God, oneself and others -- When poverty does not protect -- Part II. In the East -- Before becoming a widow -- Making the strong and powerful tremble -- The body as a bomb -- Conclusions -- Appendix.
Abstract	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, sociologist, political scientists, and psychologists, Barbagli argues that a satisfactory theory of suicide cannot limit itself to the two causes highlighted by French sociologist Émile Durkheim--namely, social integration and regulatuion--but must rather provide a new account that links the motives for and significance attributed to individual actions with the people for and against whom individuals take their lives.--From publisher description.
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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 322-398) and index.
Genre/form	History.
LCCN	2014049462
ISBN	9780745662442 (hardback)
ISBN	0745662447 (hardback)
ISBN	9780745662459 (paperback)
ISBN	0745662455 (paperback)
Standard identifier#	40025398456

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