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Aboriginal suicide is different : a portrait of life and self-destruction / Colin Tatz.

Title
Aboriginal suicide is different : a portrait of life and self-destruction / Colin Tatz.
Author
Tatz, Colin
Publication
Canberra, A.C.T. : Aboriginal Studies Press, 2001.

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Additional Authors
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies.
Description
xiii, 249 p.; 27 cm.
Summary
Aboriginal suicide is different: a portrait of life and self destruction (AIATSIS report series).
Series Statement
Report series
Uniform Title
Report series (Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies)
Subject
  • Suicide > Australia
  • Suicide > New Zealand
  • Aboriginal Australians > Suicidal behavior
  • Māori (New Zealand people) > Suicidal behavior
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 228-240) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
The social and political contexts -- The origins of the 'new violence' -- An anthropology of suicide -- The prevalence of Aboriginal suicide : definitional problems -- The prevalence of Aboriginal suicide : the data -- Towards an explanation of Aboriginal suicide -- Contributing factors : Aboriginal community values -- Contributing factors : societal values -- Lessons from abroad -- Towards alleviation.
ISBN
0855753714
OCLC
  • 48218259
  • SCSB-11779935
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library