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    Suicide : Foucault, History and Truth

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    ISBN: 9780521130011
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    AuthorMarsh, Ian
    Pub Date14/01/2010
    BindingPaperback
    Pages264
    Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
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    Uses Michel Foucault's work to analyse the problem of suicide, drawing on both contemporary and historical materials.

    In an original and provocative study of suicide, Ian Marsh examines the historical and cultural forces that have influenced contemporary thought, practices and policy in relation to this serious public health problem. Drawing on the work of French philosopher Michel Foucault, the book tells the story of how suicide has come to be seen as first and foremost a matter of psychiatric concern. Marsh sets out to challenge the assumptions and certainties embedded in our beliefs, attitudes and practices concerning suicide and the suicidal, and the resulting account unsettles and informs in equal measure. The book will be of particular interest to researchers, professionals and students in psychology, history, sociology and the health sciences.