TY  - BOOK
AU  - Stavrianakis,Anthony
TI  - Leaving: a narrative of assisted suicide 
SN  - 0520975545
AV  - R726 .S674 2019eb
U1  - 179.7 23
PY  - 2019///]
CY  - Oakland, California
PB  - University of California Press
KW  - Assisted suicide
KW  - Switzerland
KW  - 21st century
KW  - Suicide victims
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - Suicide, Assisted
KW  - Aide au suicide
KW  - Suisse
KW  - 21e siècle
KW  - Suicidés
KW  - Études de cas
KW  - Livres numériques
KW  - suicides
KW  - aat
KW  - e-books
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE
KW  - Anthropology
KW  - General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Case Reports
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction : a problem -- Restricted action, an orientation -- Leaving, a casuistry -- Ethos, three studies
N2  - "The first book-length anthropological study of voluntary assisted dying, Leaving is a narrative account of five case histories of people who ended their lives with assistance in Switzerland. Anthony Stavrianakis places his narrative within a larger story about how to approach and understand the practice of assisted suicide, one that is often integrated into moral positions that reflect sociological and psychological commonplaces about both suicide and euthanasia. Leaving argues that such commonplaces are wildly inappropriate and cannot encompass the larger experiences of those who seek this specific form through which to leave their experience of life and illness"--
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