{"product_id":"death-in-the-city-kathryn-a-sloan-9780520290310","title":"Death in the City: Suicide and the Social Imaginary in Modern Mexico Volume 5","description":"At the turn of the twentieth century, many observers considered suicide to be a worldwide social problem that had reached epidemic proportions. In Mexico City, violent deaths in public spaces were commonplace in a city undergoing rapid modernization. Crime rates mounted, corpses piled up in the morgue, and the media reported on sensational cases of murder and suicide. More troublesome still, a compelling death wish appeared to grip women and youth. Drawing on a range of sources from judicial records to the popular press, \u003ci\u003e Death in the City \u003c\/i\u003einvestigates the cultural meanings of self-destruction in modern Mexico. The author examines responses to suicide and death and disproves the long-held belief that Mexicans possess a cavalier attitude toward suffering.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kathryn A. Sloan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520290313\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520290310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/11\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Kathryn A. Sloan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065001849087,"sku":"9780520290310","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c51b6166-1291-468d-b4a6-ccc8f4206861.jpg?v=1768672484","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/death-in-the-city-kathryn-a-sloan-9780520290310","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}