Death in the City: Suicide and the Social Imaginary in Modern Mexico: 5 (Violence in Latin American History)

by Sloan (Author)

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  Illustrated
  2015

  $39.87

  Drawing on an extensive range of sources, from judicial records to the popular press, this book examines the cultural meanings of death and self-destruction in modern Mexico. It includes approaches and responses to suicide and death, disproving the long-held belief that Mexicans possessed a cavalier response to death.