"First published in Italian as Congedarsi dal mondo : il suicidio in Occidente e in Oriente, Societa Editrice Il Mulino SPA, 2009"--Title page verso.
Part One. In the West
The worst sin and the gravest crime
The key to our prison
Killing God, oneself and others
If poverty does not protect
Part Two. In the East
Before becoming a widow
Making the strong and powerful tremble
The body as a bomb
Conclusions
Appendix.
Farewell to the world : a history of suicide by Marzio Barbagli. ISBN 9780745662459. Published by Polity in 2015. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.