Suicide as a Cultural Institution in Dostoevsky's Russia: Postmodernism, Objectivity, Multicultural Politics

by Irina Paperno

Book Overview

In the popular and scientific imagination, suicide has always been an enigmatic act that defies, and yet demands, explanation. Throughout the centuries, philosophers and writers, journalists and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801484251
• ISBN13: 9780801484254
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher