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Modern · Sociology

Suicide

by Émile Durkheim. A canonical or canon-adjacent work by Émile Durkheim examining society, religion, solidarity; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.

Date
1897
Origin
France
Era
Modern
Genre
Sociology
Difficulty
Moderate
Length
Medium
Collection
The Western Canon

Subjects and themes

Why it matters

A canonical or canon-adjacent work by Émile Durkheim examining society, religion, solidarity; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.

This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded synthesis: bloom / great books / modern library / revised canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.