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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. 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,<I> Death in the City </I>investigates 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.


The Masque of the Red Death The Masque of the Red Death

Автор: Эдгар Аллан По

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In "The Masque of the Red Death" Edgar Allan Poe writes as no one else ever has of creeping, mounting terrors – of the deadly approach of a terrible pendulum, of the awful end of an ancient and noble house, and of the impossible beating of a dead heart.


Memoirs of the house of Brandenburg from the earliest accounts, to the death of Frederic I. king of Prussia Memoirs of the house of Brandenburg from the earliest accounts, to the death of Frederic I. king of Prussia

Автор: Friedrich II

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Полный вариант заголовка: «Memoirs of the house of Brandenburg from the earliest accounts, to the death of Frederic I. king of Prussia : to which are added four dissertations 1. On manners, customs, industry, and the progress of the human understanding in the arts and sciences ; 2. On superstitions and religion ; 3. On the ancient and modern government of Brandenburg ; 4. On the reasons for the enacting and repealing of laws / by the present king of Prussia (Friedrich II)».


The power of religion on the mind in retirement, affliction and at the approach of death The power of religion on the mind in retirement, affliction and at the approach of death

Автор: Lindley Murray

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Полный вариант заголовка: «The power of religion on the mind in retirement, affliction and at the approach of death : exemplified in the testimonies and experience of persons distinguished by their greatness, learning, or virtue / by Lindley Murray».


The history of England, from the revolution in 1688 to the death of George the Second. Vol. 2 The history of England, from the revolution in 1688 to the death of George the Second. Vol. 2

Автор: Tobias George Smollett

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Примечание: История Англии от революции 1688 года до смерти Георга II Полный вариант заголовка: «The history of England, from the revolution in 1688 to the death of George the Second : Designed as a continuation of mr. Hume's History : In 4 vol. Vol. 2».


The history of England, from the revolution in 1688 to the death of George the Second. Vol. 3 The history of England, from the revolution in 1688 to the death of George the Second. Vol. 3

Автор: Tobias George Smollett

Год издания: 

Примечание: История Англии от революции 1688 года до смерти Георга II Полный вариант заголовка: «The history of England, from the revolution in 1688 to the death of George the Second : Designed as a continuation of mr. Hume's History : In 4 vol. Vol. 3».