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"At the turn of the twentieth century, many observers considered suicide to be a worldwide social problem that had reached epidemic proportions. This idea was especially powerful in Mexico City, where tragic and violent deaths in public urban spaces seemed 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 wome

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Author

Kathryn A. Sloan

Publisher

University of California Press

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9780520290310

Category

history

Subjects

History, Social Science, Science

Updated

2026-03-25