Voluntary death in Japan
by Pinguet, Maurice
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- first
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About This Item
[Cambridge]: Polity Press, 1993. First edition in English, 8vo, pp. [8], 365, [1]; fine copy in a fine dust jacket. In Japan "a tradition of voluntary death has existed for more than a millenium. The suicides of samurai warriors, of kamazaze fighter pilots, of artists and lovers are part of a tradition which stretches back over many centuries and which expresses a distinctive way of relating to death" (jacket blurb).
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- Bookseller
- Rulon-Miller Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 64138
- Title
- Voluntary death in Japan
- Author
- Pinguet, Maurice
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Place of Publication
- [Cambridge]
- Date Published
- 1993
- Keywords
- Suicide , Death , ,
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