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Sadly Troubled History
John C. Weaver
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Description for Sadly Troubled History
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. Series: McGill-Queen's/Associated Medical Services Studies in the History of Medicine, Health, and Society. Num Pages: 464 pages, 20 photographs. BIC Classification: JFFH; JKSM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 164 x 235 x 35. Weight in Grams: 788.
More people die by suicide each year than by homicide, wars, and terrorist attacks combined. Witnesses and survivors are left perplexed and troubled. Doctors, clinical psychologists, and social workers try to deal with it through their professional routines; sociologists and psychiatrists attempt to provide theoretical explanations of it. In a study of nearly 7000 suicides from 1900 to 1950 in New Zealand and Queensland, Australia, John Weaver documents the challenges that ordinary people experienced during turbulent times and, using witnesses' testimony, death bed statements, and suicide notes, reconstructs individuals' thoughts as they decide whether to endure their suffering. Bridging social ... Read more
More people die by suicide each year than by homicide, wars, and terrorist attacks combined. Witnesses and survivors are left perplexed and troubled. Doctors, clinical psychologists, and social workers try to deal with it through their professional routines; sociologists and psychiatrists attempt to provide theoretical explanations of it. In a study of nearly 7000 suicides from 1900 to 1950 in New Zealand and Queensland, Australia, John Weaver documents the challenges that ordinary people experienced during turbulent times and, using witnesses' testimony, death bed statements, and suicide notes, reconstructs individuals' thoughts as they decide whether to endure their suffering. Bridging social ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2009
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
Series
McGill-Queen's/Associated Medical Services Studies in the History of Medicine, Health, and Society
Number of Pages
464
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Montreal, Canada
ISBN
9780773535138
SKU
V9780773535138
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About John C. Weaver
John C. Weaver is University Professor at McMaster University, and the author of The Great Land Rush and the Making of the Modern World, 1650-1900.
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