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The purpose of this important book is to explore the phenomena of the low suicide rate in the concentration camps during the Holocaust, and why its survivors seem to become increasingly susceptible to suicide, as they grow older. This unique book explores this heretofore unexplored area of history by the case study method utilising the detailed biographies of famous survivors. People kill themselves usually because they are in deep despair, with no hope for the future. Surely the people in the concentration camps, especially those that were clearly extermination camps, would have been in deep despair with no hope for the future. But since they supposedly did not commit suicide at a high rate, they must not have been in such state. This puzzle of human behaviour is examined under the microscope of a well-known world expert on suicide.
| Who committed suicide? | p. 1 |
| Suicide and war | p. 17 |
| Suicide in Jews | p. 25 |
| Suicide in exile : cases | p. 41 |
| Suicide to escape capture : cases | p. 73 |
| Suicide in anticipation of deportation | p. 81 |
| Suicide in the Jewish ghettos | p. 95 |
| Suicide in the concentration camps | p. 107 |
| Suicide after the war : cases | p. 121 |
| Suicide after release | p. 155 |
| Suicide in the Germans | p. 167 |
| Conclusions | p. 181 |
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ISBN: 9781594544279
ISBN-10: 1594544271
Audience:
Professional
Format:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 199
Published: 1st January 2005
Dimensions (cm): 23.4 x 15.7
x 2.0
Weight (kg): 0.514
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