William M Spellman (38 results)

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Paperback. Condition: New. A Brief History of Death offers a topical survey of views concerning death and its aftermath in the Western tradition, from prehistory to the present. It explores how humans understand and come to terms with the fact of mortality and looks at the physical and social aspects of death, how dying people are treated, how the dying conduct themselves in the knowledge of their approaching demise and how survivors choose to remember the dead.W. M. Spellman examines the work of archaeologists and palaeoanthropologists to give insight into prehistoric perspectives on death through the interpretation of physical remains. He spotlights the great philosophical and scientific traditions of the West, or what can be termed the rationalist approach to end-of-life issues. The book also examines the major religious traditions that emerged during the so-called 'Axial Age' of the ancient world, focusing particularly on the centuries-long evolution of the Western Christian tradition. Three approaches to the meaning of death - negation of life, continuity in another form and agnosticism - are examined in both religious and secular-scientific contexts.A Brief History of Death considers how we have died throughout history, both in the causes of death and in our varying attitudes to actions that lead to the deaths of fellow humans. The book provides a deeper context for contemporary debates over end-of-life issues, especially the emerging tension between longevity and quality of life.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. This Autumn 1976 issue of "The Princeton University Library Chronicle" (Vol. XXXVIII, No. 1) has the following articles of interest : CONTENTS : ** Princeton and the American Revolution - by John M. Murrin ** How Might the Parker Family Have Acquired a Shakespeare First Folio? - by William H. Scheide ** The Mencken - Fitzgerald Papers : An Annotated Checklist - by James L. W. West III LIBRARY NOTES ** The Richard Halliburton Map Collection - by Lawrence E. Spellman with the Comments of Irvine O. Hockaday ** The Elmer Adler Undergraduate Book Collecting Prize for 1976 - by O. J. Rothrock. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS : ** Portrait of Judge William Parker (1731 - 1813) ** Signature of William Parker in the Shakespeare First folio ** Verses and Deletions. on the recto of the flyleaf of the First Folio ** Binding of the First Folio, bound for Samuel Parker circa 1813 TITLE : Princeton University Library Chronicle EDITOR : Mina R. Bryan PLACE : Princeton, N. J. DATE : Autumn 1976 EDITION : Vol. XXXVIII, No. 1 STATUS : OP PHYSICAL DETAILS : Academic Quarterly Periodical; Contains black-and-white illustrations; approximately 6 " x 9 1/4"; printed wraps (paper covers) - Volume pages 1 - 76 CONDITION -- VERY GOOD -- This is a previously owned book that remains cleaN, complete and presentable, with the following particulars noted : EXTERIOR -- A small stain displays against the front spine fold about an inch from the bottom edge (approx. 1 1/2" x 3/4") ; foxing to text-block edges, else the exterior is clean and presentable. INTERIOR -- Clean and free of marking.…

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Condition: New. Surveys an influential form of government whose legitimacy rests on age-old custom, heredity and/or religious sanction. Comparative in approach, this text establishes connections between monarchy as idea and practice in a variety of cultural contexts across the last millennium. Series: Globalities. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; 3J; HBG; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 139 x 34. Weight in Grams: 586. . 2001. hardcover. . . . . …

Hardback. Condition: New. Monarchies 1000-2000 surveys a form of government whose legitimacy rests not on voluntary consensus but on age-old custom, heredity and/or religious sanction. Global in scope and comparative in approach, W. M. Spellman's survey establishes connections between monarchy as idea and practice in a variety of historical and cultural contexts across a millennium when the system was without serious rival.Spellman examines the intellectual assumptions behind different models of monarchy, tracing the ways in which each of these assumptions shifted in response to historical factors. While no human institution has retreated as rapidly in the modern period, monarchy's remarkable longevity invites us to weigh the significance of hierarchy, subordination and dependence as constants of the human experience.…

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Condition: New. Surveys an influential form of government whose legitimacy rests on age-old custom, heredity and/or religious sanction. Comparative in approach, this text establishes connections between monarchy as idea and practice in a variety of cultural contexts across the last millennium. Series: Globalities. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; 3J; HBG; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 139 x 34. Weight in Grams: 586. . 2001. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

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Condition: New. 2006. Reprint. paperback. . . . . .

Condition: New. 2006. Reprint. paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Paperback. Condition: New. A Brief History of Death offers a topical survey of views concerning death and its aftermath in the Western tradition, from prehistory to the present. It explores how humans understand and come to terms with the fact of mortality and looks at the physical and social aspects of death, how dying people are treated, how the dying conduct themselves in the knowledge of their approaching demise and how survivors choose to remember the dead.W. M. Spellman examines the work of archaeologists and palaeoanthropologists to give insight into prehistoric perspectives on death through the interpretation of physical remains. He spotlights the great philosophical and scientific traditions of the West, or what can be termed the rationalist approach to end-of-life issues. The book also examines the major religious traditions that emerged during the so-called 'Axial Age' of the ancient world, focusing particularly on the centuries-long evolution of the Western Christian tradition. Three approaches to the meaning of death - negation of life, continuity in another form and agnosticism - are examined in both religious and secular-scientific contexts.A Brief History of Death considers how we have died throughout history, both in the causes of death and in our varying attitudes to actions that lead to the deaths of fellow humans. The book provides a deeper context for contemporary debates over end-of-life issues, especially the emerging tension between longevity and quality of life.…