Sociology: death & dying books

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Curious Epitaphs

Curious Epitaphs

Author: The Perfect Library ,  William Andrews
ISBN: 9781519448354
Format: Paperback
$39.34

Curious Epitaphs from William Andrews. English author (1848-1908).  Read More >>

The Work of the Dead: A Cultural History of Mortal Remains

The Work of the Dead: A Cultural History of Mortal Remains...

Author: Professor Thomas W. Laqueur
ISBN: 9780691157788
Format: Hardback
$72.99

The Greek philosopher Diogenes said that when he died his body should be tossed over the city walls for beasts to...  Read More >>

Historic Cemeteries of Northern Virginia

Historic Cemeteries of Northern Virginia

Author: Charles A. Mills
ISBN: 9781467134682
Format: Paperback
$58.05

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Severed: A History of Heads Lost and Heads Found

Severed: A History of Heads Lost and Heads Found

Author: Frances Larson
ISBN: 9781631490996
Format: Paperback
$42.11

A “wide-ranging and thoughtful” (Wall Street Journal) exploration of the varied obsessions that the “civilized West”...  Read More >>

The Therapist and the Soul: From Fate to Freedom

The Therapist and the Soul: From Fate to Freedom

Author: Elisabeth S Lukas ,  Sandra a Wawrytko
ISBN: 9780982427835
Format: Paperback
$65.87

The Therapist and the Soul: From Fate to Freedom by Elisabeth Lukas Elisabeth Lukas is one of the leading practitioners...  Read More >>

Writing Widowhood: The Landscapes of Bereavement

Writing Widowhood: The Landscapes of Bereavement

Author: Jeffrey Berman
ISBN: 9781438458199
Format: Hardback
$261.36

Explores how memoirs of widowhood can help us understand the reality of bereavement and the critical role of writing...  Read More >>

Fifteen Years After: ...my son took his own life

Fifteen Years After: ...my son took his own life

Author: E Martyn Ramsey ,  Nikki Busch
ISBN: 9780996547208
Format: Paperback
$39.57

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Hollywood Death and Scandal Sites: Seventeen Driving Tours with Directions and the Full Story, 2d ed.

Hollywood Death and Scandal Sites: Seventeen Driving...

Author: E.J. Fleming
ISBN: 9780786496440
Format: Paperback
$105.47

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Life or Death: A Matter of Choice?

Life or Death: A Matter of Choice?

Author: Daniel J. Baum
ISBN: 9781459723788
Format: Paperback
$25.85

Our bodies are ours to control, free from state interference - or so it would seem from the Charter of Rights and...  Read More >>

Death and the Rock Star

Death and the Rock Star

Author: Catherine Strong ,  Barbara Lebrun
ISBN: 9781472430915
Format: Hardback
$305.00

This edited collection explores the reception of dead rock stars, ’rock’ being taken in the widest sense. When music...  Read More >>

Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America

Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America

Author: Jill Leovy
ISBN: 9780385529990
Format: Paperback
$52.80

Jill Leovy, crime reporter for the LA Times, examines why the homicide rates for blacks in America are so much higher...  Read More >>

What If We Don't Die?: The Morality of Immortality

What If We Don't Die?: The Morality of Immortality

Author: Peter Hulsroj
ISBN: 9783319190921
Format: Paperback
$38.81

This book deals with the very real possibility of earthly immortality and the human and societal implications of...  Read More >>

On Death and Dying: There'S Nothing Wrong with Being Compost

On Death and Dying: There'S Nothing Wrong with Being...

Author: Rev. Paul V. Beyerl (Rev. Paul V. Beyerl)
ISBN: 9780986363900
Format: Paperback
$50.46

Author, Beyerl, began this book in 1985 as he realised that in that era there were not many alternative approaches...  Read More >>

The Bioarchaeology of Classical Kamarina: Life and Death in Greek Sicily

The Bioarchaeology of Classical Kamarina: Life and Death...

Author: Carrie L. Sulosky Weaver ,  Carrie L Sulosky Weaver
ISBN: 9780813061122
Format: Hardback
$171.60

Human remains and burial customs are often considered separately in studies of ancient Greek populations. In this...  Read More >>

Understanding Loss: A Guide for Caring for Those Facing Adversity

Understanding Loss: A Guide for Caring for Those Facing...

Author: Judith Murray (University of Queensland, Australia)
ISBN: 9781138829466
Format: Paperback
$98.99

This book develops a new overarching framework to understand loss and grief, taking into account both pathological...  Read More >>

The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Death

The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Death

Author: Ben Bradley (Associate Professor of Philosophy, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Syracuse University) ,  Fred Feldman (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, University of Massachusetts Amherst)
ISBN: 9780190271459
Format: Paperback
$80.95

This Handbook consists of 21 new essays on the nature and value of death, the relevance of the metaphysics of time...  Read More >>

Perinatal and Pediatric Bereavement in Nursing and Other Health Professions

Perinatal and Pediatric Bereavement in Nursing and Other...

Author: Beth Perry Black ,  Patricia Moyle Wright
ISBN: 9780826129260
Format: Paperback
$133.00

Offers different and even competing perspectives on loss, grief and bereavement, which is essential given the complexities...  Read More >>

Communication at the End of Life

Communication at the End of Life

Author: Jon F. Nussbaum ,  Howard Giles
ISBN: 9781433125836
Format: Hardback
$500.28

This multi-contextual approach serves to integrate current findings, expand our theoretical understanding of the...  Read More >>

Over Your Dead Body: the history and future of how we deal with the dead

Over Your Dead Body: the history and future of how we...

Author: Robert Connolly
ISBN: 9781517763633
Format: Paperback
$26.40

Over Your Dead Body is about the history and future of how we deal with the dead: everything about death, funerals...  Read More >>

Death, Disability, and the Superhero: The Silver Age and Beyond

Death, Disability, and the Superhero: The Silver Age...

Author: José Alaniz
ISBN: 9781496804532
Format: Paperback
$71.50

The first full-length examination of the evolution of the superhero through the lens of disability studies.  Read More >>

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