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Human Rights as Politics and Idolatry (The University Center for Human Values Series, 39)
Book 9 of 16: University Center for Human ValuesLanguage: English
Published by Princeton University Press, 2003
ISBN 10: 0691114749 ISBN 13: 9780691114743
Seller: Sequitur Books, Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: As New. 49509th. Softcover. Good binding and cover. Minor shelf wear. Edge slightly sunned. Clean, unmarked pages.
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The Work of the Dead: A Cultural History of Mortal Remains
Language: English
Published by Princeton University Press, 2015
ISBN 10: 0691157782 ISBN 13: 9780691157788
Seller: Bay State Book Company, North Smithfield, RI, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
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The Work of the Dead: A Cultural History of Mortal Remains
Language: English
Published by Princeton University Press, 2015
ISBN 10: 0691157782 ISBN 13: 9780691157788
Seller: Bay State Book Company, North Smithfield, RI, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
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The Work of the Dead: A Cultural History of Mortal Remains
Language: English
Published by Princeton University Press, 2015
ISBN 10: 0691157782 ISBN 13: 9780691157788
Seller: Zubal-Books, Since 1961, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.
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Condition: Fine. *Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday, Feb. 16 (Sale item)* 736 pp., hardcover, fine in a very good dust jacket. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.
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The Work of the Dead: A Cultural History of Mortal Remains
Language: English
Published by Princeton University Press, 2018
ISBN 10: 0691180938 ISBN 13: 9780691180939
First Edition
This is a clean copy with light shelf wear and sparse pencil markings throughout.
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The Work of the Dead: A Cultural History of Mortal Remains
Language: English
Published by Princeton University Press, 2015
ISBN 10: 0691157782 ISBN 13: 9780691157788
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition; First Printing. 6.75 X 1.75 X 9.5 inches; 736 pages.
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The Work of the Dead: A Cultural History of Mortal Remains
Language: English
Published by Princeton University Press, 2018
ISBN 10: 0691180938 ISBN 13: 9780691180939
Condition: New.
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The Work of the Dead (Paperback)
Language: English
Published by Princeton University Press, New Jersey, 2018
ISBN 10: 0691180938 ISBN 13: 9780691180939
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The meaning of our concern for mortal remains-from antiquity through the twentieth centuryThe Greek philosopher Diogenes said that when he died his body should be tossed over the city walls for beasts to scavenge. Why should he or anyone else care what became of his corpse? In The Work of the Dead, acclaimed cultural historian Thomas Laqueur examines why humanity has universally rejected Diogenes's argument. No culture has been indifferent to mortal remains. Even in our supposedly disenchanted scientific age, the dead body still matters-for individuals, communities, and nations. A remarkably ambitious history, The Work of the Dead offers a compelling and richly detailed account of how and why the living have cared for the dead, from antiquity to the twentieth century.The book draws on a vast range of sources-from mortuary archaeology, medical tracts, letters, songs, poems, and novels to painting and landscapes in order to recover the work that the dead do for the living: making human communities that connect the past and the future. Laqueur shows how the churchyard became the dominant resting place of the dead during the Middle Ages and why the cemetery largely supplanted it during the modern period. He traces how and why since the nineteenth century we have come to gather the names of the dead on great lists and memorials and why being buried without a name has become so disturbing. And finally, he tells how modern cremation, begun as a fantasy of stripping death of its history, ultimately failed-and how even the ashes of the victims of the Holocaust have been preserved in culture.A fascinating chronicle of how we shape the dead and are in turn shaped by them, this is a landmark work of cultural history. The meaning of our concern for mortal remains-from antiquity through the twentieth centuryThe Greek philosopher Diogenes said that when he died his body should be tossed over the city walls for beasts to scavenge. Why should he or anyone else care what became of his corpse? In The Work of the Dead, acclaimed cultural historian Thomas Laqueur ex Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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The Work of the Dead: A Cultural History of Mortal Remains
Language: English
Published by Princeton University Press October 2015, 2015
ISBN 10: 0691157782 ISBN 13: 9780691157788
Hardcover. Condition: New.
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The Work of the Dead: A Cultural History of Mortal Remains
Language: English
Published by Princeton University Press, 2018
ISBN 10: 0691180938 ISBN 13: 9780691180939
Condition: New. pp. 744 Reprint edition NO-PA16APR2015-KAP.
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The Work of the Dead: A Cultural History of Mortal Remains
Language: English
Published by Princeton University Press, 2018
ISBN 10: 0691180938 ISBN 13: 9780691180939
Condition: New. pp. 744.
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The Work of the Dead: A Cultural History of Mortal Remains
Language: English
Published by Princeton University Press, 2015
ISBN 10: 0691157782 ISBN 13: 9780691157788
hardcover. Condition: New. First edition, first printing This is a hardcover book with a dust jacket.
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The Work of the Dead: A Cultural History of Mortal Remains
Language: English
Published by Princeton University Press, 2018
ISBN 10: 0691180938 ISBN 13: 9780691180939
Condition: New. pp. 744.
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The Work of the Dead: A Cultural History of Mortal Remains
Language: English
Published by Princeton University Press, 2015
ISBN 10: 0691157782 ISBN 13: 9780691157788
Condition: new.
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The Work of the Dead: A Cultural History of Mortal Remains (eng)
Language: English
Published by Princeton University Press, 2018
ISBN 10: 0691180938 ISBN 13: 9780691180939
Condition: new.
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The Work of the Dead: A Cultural History of Mortal Remains
Language: English
Published by Princeton University Press, 2018
ISBN 10: 0691180938 ISBN 13: 9780691180939
Seller: Ria Christie Collections, Uxbridge, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
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Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.Quantity: 2 available
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The Work of the Dead: A Cultural History of Mortal Remains (eng)
Language: English
Published by Princeton University Press, 2015
ISBN 10: 0691157782 ISBN 13: 9780691157788
Condition: new.
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The Work of the Dead: A Cultural History of Mortal Remains Laqueur, Professor Thomas W.
Language: English
Published by Princeton University Press, 2015
ISBN 10: 0691157782 ISBN 13: 9780691157788
Hardcover. Condition: New.
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The Work of the Dead: A Cultural History of Mortal Remains
Language: English
Published by Princeton University Press, 2015
ISBN 10: 0691157782 ISBN 13: 9780691157788
Condition: New. pp. 648.
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Human Rights as Politics and Idolatry
Book 9 of 16: University Center for Human ValuesLanguage: English
Published by Princeton University Press, 2001
ISBN 10: 0691088934 ISBN 13: 9780691088938
hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!
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The Work of the Dead (Paperback)
Language: English
Published by Princeton University Press, New Jersey, 2018
ISBN 10: 0691180938 ISBN 13: 9780691180939
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The meaning of our concern for mortal remains-from antiquity through the twentieth centuryThe Greek philosopher Diogenes said that when he died his body should be tossed over the city walls for beasts to scavenge. Why should he or anyone else care what became of his corpse? In The Work of the Dead, acclaimed cultural historian Thomas Laqueur examines why humanity has universally rejected Diogenes's argument. No culture has been indifferent to mortal remains. Even in our supposedly disenchanted scientific age, the dead body still matters-for individuals, communities, and nations. A remarkably ambitious history, The Work of the Dead offers a compelling and richly detailed account of how and why the living have cared for the dead, from antiquity to the twentieth century.The book draws on a vast range of sources-from mortuary archaeology, medical tracts, letters, songs, poems, and novels to painting and landscapes in order to recover the work that the dead do for the living: making human communities that connect the past and the future. Laqueur shows how the churchyard became the dominant resting place of the dead during the Middle Ages and why the cemetery largely supplanted it during the modern period. He traces how and why since the nineteenth century we have come to gather the names of the dead on great lists and memorials and why being buried without a name has become so disturbing. And finally, he tells how modern cremation, begun as a fantasy of stripping death of its history, ultimately failed-and how even the ashes of the victims of the Holocaust have been preserved in culture.A fascinating chronicle of how we shape the dead and are in turn shaped by them, this is a landmark work of cultural history. The meaning of our concern for mortal remains-from antiquity through the twentieth centuryThe Greek philosopher Diogenes said that when he died his body should be tossed over the city walls for beasts to scavenge. Why should he or anyone else care what became of his corpse? In The Work of the Dead, acclaimed cultural historian Thomas Laqueur ex Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
