Punishing the Dead?: Suicide, Lordship, and Community in Britain, 1500-1830
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What can we learn from suicide, that most personal and often inscrutable of acts? This strikingly original work shows how, from treatment of suicides in historic Britain, unique insights can be gained into the development of both social and political relationships and cultural attitudes in a period of profound change. Drawing ideas from a range of disciplines including law, philosophy, the social sciences, and literary studies as well as history,...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:019958642X
ISBN13:9780199586424
Release Date:September 2010
Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA
Length:416 Pages
Weight:1.70 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 6.3" x 9.2"
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