The Changing Face of Death. Historical Accounts of Death and Disposal.

. Ed(s): Howarth, Glennys; Jupp, Peter C.

ISBN 10: 0333638638 / ISBN 13: 9780333638637

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 1997

About this Item

This work argues that attitudes to death and to disposal are formed culturally. It examines the factors in the formation and decline of such attitudes by analyzing specific issues from the 15th to the 20th century. Editor(s): Howarth, Glennys; Jupp, Peter C. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFC; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430. . 1997. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Changing Face of Death. Historical Accounts of Death and Disposal.
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0333638638
• ISBN 13: 9780333638637
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The taboo on death is at last breaking down. There is far greater receptivity to informed discussion about death and dying. Dying with dignity is one major issue: euthanasia and the 'natural death movement' are the latest stages in a debate first stimulated by the hospice movement. Media treatment of the bereaved, especially after disasters, has attracted some adverse criticism, yet after the decline of traditional customs of mourning, people seek new models of acceptable behaviour at a time of death. The book argues that attitudes to death and to disposal are culturally formed and examines the factors in the formation and decline of such attitudes by analysing specific issues over four centuries of death.