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On Suicide Paperback – Illustrated, 17 October 2006

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Emile Durkheim's On Suicide (1897) was a groundbreaking book in the field of sociology. Traditionally, suicide was thought to be a matter of purely individual despair but Durkheim recognized that the phenomenon had a social dimension. He believed that if anything can explain how individuals relate to society, then it is suicide- Why does it happen? What goes wrong? Why do certain social, religious or racial groups have higher incidences of suicide than others? As Durkheim explored these questions he became convinced that abnormally high or low levels of social integration lead to an increased likelihood of suicide. On Suicide was the result of his extensive research. Divided into three parts - individual reasons for suicide, social forms of suicide and the relation of suicide to society as a whole - Durkheim's revelations have fascinated, challenged and informed readers for over a century.
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David mile Durkheim (1858 - 1917) is known as one of the founders of modern sociology.


Robin Buss is a journalist and translator. His most recent translations for Penguin include The Plague by Camus and The Black Tulip by Dumas. He lives in London.

Richard Sennett is Professor of Sociology at the LSE and Bemis Professor of Social Sciences at MIT. His three most recent books are studies of modern capitalism- The Culture of the New Capitalism, (Yale, 2006), Respect in an Age of Inequality, (Penguin, 2003) and The Corrosion of Character, (Norton 1998). He is currently writing a book on craftmanship.

Alexander Riley is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, USA. He is the author of numerous articles on Durkheimian thought, including a contribution to The Cambridge Companion to Durkheim (Cambridge 2005) on the transgressive sacred, and the co-editor (with Philippe Besnard) of the correspondence of Durkheim's student
Robert Hertz Un Ethnologue dans les tranche'es (CNRS E'ditions 2002.

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  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 480 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0140449671
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0140449679
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.95 x 2.16 x 19.69 cm
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Tane
4.0 out of 5 stars Boring but worth it
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Roughly three quarters of this book are painstakingly boring statistical analysis, but god damn if it isn’t worth the understanding on society, desire, suffering, marriage and suicide that can be derived from Durkheim’s conclusions. By no means a fun or entertaining read, but this has made me contemplate the function of society in a way that I never have before.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Not an instruction manual
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 April 2019
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I bought it thinking it would be an instruction manual, but ended up being pleasantly surprised with a study of suicide as a sociogical phenomenon.
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Richard
5.0 out of 5 stars Very good book for ppl who need to understand suicide
Reviewed in the United States on 28 July 2013
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I think this is a very good book for ppl who need some kind of explanation for someone in their family who has
attempted or committed suicide. I know that it helped me in so many ways.
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Emma
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Good
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 December 2018
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Good translation. I liked the introduction. Very helpful in understanding theory and the study in general.
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Nathan
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Book!
Reviewed in the United States on 30 January 2016
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If you're a sociology student or just interested in the subject, it is a GREAT BOOK! Don't pay attention to the bible thumper who gave it 1 star.
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Emilee
5.0 out of 5 stars Happy
Reviewed in the United States on 14 January 2019
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Defiantly helpful if you’re taking sociology classes
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