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| Soort document: | Boek |
|---|---|
| Alle auteurs / medewerkers: |
Richard Bell |
| ISBN: | 9780674063723 0674063724 |
| OCLC-nummer: | 727047848 |
| Beschrijving: | 332 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Inhoud: | Suicide and the state of the union -- The sorrows of young readers -- Saving sinking strangers -- Wounds in the belly of the state -- The threshold of heaven -- The problem of slave resistance. |
| Verantwoordelijkheid: | Richard Bell. |
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In "We Shall Be No More: Suicide and Self-Government in the Newly United States, "Richard Bell movingly emphasizes the sometimes clumsy efforts of American asylums and humanitarian societies to care for those who tried to kill themselves, but who lived on for days, weeks, or years afterwards. Bell never forgets that suicide is about individuals and the persistence or recovery of their stories. His arresting, involving work on the young American republic brings out the farcical and tragic aspects of suicide. It also reveals a healthy suspicion of commentators in all periods who lament the helter-skelter decline of manners and morals, whether due to changes in legislation or reading habits.--Freya Johnston"Times Literary Supplement" (01/18/2013) Meer lezen...
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- Suicide -- United States -- History.
- Suicide -- Political aspects -- United States.
- Suicide -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States.
- Suicide in mass media.
- Suicide -- Social aspects -- United States.
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