A Sadly Troubled History: The Meanings of Suicide in the Modern Age - McGill-Queen's / AMS Healthcare Studies in the History of Medicine, Health, and Society - John C. Weaver - Books - McGill-Queen's University Press - 9780773535138 - April 1, 2009
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A Sadly Troubled History: The Meanings of Suicide in the Modern Age - McGill-Queen's / AMS Healthcare Studies in the History of Medicine, Health, and Society


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Marshals thousands of suicide inquests, replete with observations on the anxieties of unemployment, the heartbreak of romantic disappointment, the pain of domestic turmoil, and the torments of mental illness, to demonstrate that history can contribute to a better understanding of the suicidal act and its motives.


464 pages, 20 photographs

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released April 1, 2009
ISBN13 9780773535138
Publishers McGill-Queen's University Press
Pages 464
Dimensions 235 × 164 × 35 mm   ·   788 g

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