{"product_id":"farewell-to-the-world-9780745662442","title":"Farewell to the World","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat drives a person to take his or her own life? Why would an individual be willing to strap a bomb to himself and walk into a crowded marketplace, blowing himself up at the same time as he kills and maims the people around him? Does suicide or voluntary death' have the same meaning today as it had in earlier centuries, and does it have the same significance in China, India and the Middle East as it has in the West? How should we understand this distressing, often puzzling phenomenon and how can we explain its patterns and variations over time?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this wide-ranging comparative study, 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 vast body of research carried out by historians, anthropologists, sociologists, political scientists and psychologists, Barbagli shows that a satisfactory theory of suicide cannot limit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An encyclopedic but immensely readable account of the social norms that surround, and individual motives that propel, such fateful choices… a deeply insightful book that will interest suicide-prevention counselors and others who are curious about this complex topic.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Barbagli’s study is a brilliant synthesis of the history and sociology of suicide, covering both the West and the East, from ancient martyrs to contemporary suicide bombers. He eloquently and persuasively argues for the importance of cultural factors behind huge variations in the propensity to take one’s own life from one society to another.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeffrey Watt, University of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"This work is the most important on the sociology of suicide in 100 years. Barbagli lays out the grand picture of changes and variations in time and space, and gives the basis for a theory that is simultaneously cultural, structural and dynamic.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRandall Collins, University of Pennsylvania\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"This wide-ranging study provides fascinating insight into, and analysis of, the history and practice of suicide across a range of cultural and historical contexts. The book takes the reader on a methodical and thorough journey through the subject matter.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCanadian Journal of History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: In the West\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI. The Worst Sin and the Gravest Crime\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII. The Key to Our Prison\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII. Killing God, Oneself and Others\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIV. If Poverty Does Not Protect\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: In the East\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eV. Before Becoming a Widow\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVI. Making the Strong and Powerful Tremble.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVII. The Body as a Bomb\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404409676119,"sku":"9780745662442","price":58.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745662442.jpg?v=1730486381","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/farewell-to-the-world-9780745662442","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}