Suicide in Victorian and Edwardian EnglandSuicide in Victorian and Edwardian England
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Book, 1987
Current format, Book, 1987, , In-library use only.Book, 1987
Current format, Book, 1987, , In-library use only. Offered in 0 more formatsThis is the first serious historical study of a central human problem. Suicide is a long-standing concern of sociologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and moralists. Here Olive Anderson provides a new dimension for understanding suicidal behaviour and responses to it, and a chapter in thegeneral history of death. In doing so she makes a substantial contribution to many aspects of the history of Victorian and Edwardian England. Using different combinations of historical techniques and sources (including coroners' private case papers), Professor Anderson examines in turn four majorelements in the study of suicide: suicide rates and distributions; individual experiences; social attitudes; and efforts and prevention. Her lucid and humane approach to this sensitive subject opens up new perspectives on the significance of time, place, age, and gender; on law, literature,medicine, and collective mentalities; and on the police, philanthropy, and public policy.
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- Oxford [Oxfordshire] : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1987.
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