Self-Destruction Promised Land: A Psychocultural Biology of American Suicide

"A work of subtle insights and of bold illumination written with persuasive eloquence; it should become a classic in its field."--William Styron "Will rush to the top of the list of important books on psychohistory . . . balanced and provocative . . . its a blockbuster."--Carl N. Degler Stanford University "An illuminating overview of the prevailing understanding of suicide over the past 300 years tracing current theories back in some cases to their roots in Puritan New England. Kushner shows how the conflicting views of psychology sociology and biochemistry emerged and hardened into dogmatic theories within each discipline that impeded cross-pollination. . . . Fascinating stuff."--San Diego Tribune "Outstanding . . . the only work I know that is adequate to the complexity and multidimensionality of suicide and which genuinely combines indeed synthesizes a wide range of disciplinary perspectives into a coherent and satisfying view of the issues. . . . a tour de force."--Joel Kovel M. D.