Sociology: death & dying books

4934 books were found.

The Last Dance: Encountering Death and Dying

The Last Dance: Encountering Death and Dying

Author: Lynne Ann Despelder ,  Albert Lee Strickland
ISBN: 9780073532011
Format: Hardback
$379.63

Offers an interdisciplinary approach to the study of death and dying. Integrating the experiential, scholarly, social,...  Read More >>

Life's Greatest Teacher: What We Learn from the Sick and Dying

Life's Greatest Teacher: What We Learn from the Sick...

Author: Karen Rushen
ISBN: 9781283344623
Format: Undefined
$26.37

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Funerals in Africa

Funerals in Africa

Author: Michael Jindra ,  Jo Noret
ISBN: 9781283326506
Format: Electronic book text
$380.16

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Final Rights: Reclaiming the American Way of Death

Final Rights: Reclaiming the American Way of Death

Author: Captain Joshua Slocum ,  Lisa Carlson
ISBN: 9781283214629
Format: Electronic book text
$39.47

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Young People's Lives and Sexual Relationships in Rural Africa

Young People's Lives and Sexual Relationships in Rural...

Author: Mary Louisa Plummer ,  Professor Daniel Wight
ISBN: 9781283172950
Format: Electronic book text
$118.77

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Good Death, The: The New American Search to Reshape the End of Life

Good Death, The: The New American Search to Reshape...

Author: Marilyn Webb
ISBN: 9781299151826
Format: Electronic book text
$213.84

The Good Death is the first full-scale examination of one of today's most complex issues: the profound change in...  Read More >>

Grassroots Memorials

Grassroots Memorials

Author: Peter Jan Margry, Dr ,  Cristina Nchez-Carretero
ISBN: 9781299777484
Format: Electronic book text
$380.16

Grassroots memorials have become major areas of focus during times of trauma, danger, and social unrest. These...  Read More >>

Party of Your Life, The: Get the Funeral You Want by Planning It Yourself

Party of Your Life, The: Get the Funeral You Want by...

Author: Erika Dillman
ISBN: 9781306038683
Format: Electronic book text
$44.33

The Party of Your Life is a lively, irreverent guide to putting the F-U-N back in funeral. This upbeat book will...  Read More >>

Wo Liegt Eigentlich Caesar Begraben?

Wo Liegt Eigentlich Caesar Begraben?

Author: Stephan Elbern ,  Katrin Vogt
ISBN: 9781322408347
Format: Electronic book text
$237.12

Kunftig sage dann einer der nachgeborenen Menschen, uber das dunkele Meer voruberrudernd im Schiffe: Seht das ragende...  Read More >>

Mexicans on Death Row

Mexicans on Death Row

Author: Ricardo Ampudia ,  Susan Giersbach Rascn
ISBN: 9781558855489
Format: Paperback
$47.39

Translation of: Mexicanos al grito de muerte.  Read More >>

The Kids' Guide to Mummies

The Kids' Guide to Mummies

Author: Joan Axelrod-Contrada ,  Leo Depuydt
ISBN: 9781429654418
Format: Hardback
$70.36

Ancient Egyptians mummified their dead to make sure they had a good journey to the afterlife. But while Egyptian...  Read More >>

A Good Goodbye: Funeral Planning for Those Who Don't Plan to Die

A Good Goodbye: Funeral Planning for Those Who Don't...

Author: Gail Rubin
ISBN: 9780984596201
Format: Paperback
$57.95

Rubin provides the information, inspiration, and tools to plan and implement creative, meaningful, and memorable...  Read More >>

The Upside of Undertaking

The Upside of Undertaking

Author: Catherine Olen
ISBN: 9780764335860
Format: Paperback
$26.99

Ever wonder what goes on behind closed doors at your local cemetery or funeral home? You won't want to put down...  Read More >>

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Author: Emmanuel Mote
ISBN: 9781456391614
Format: Paperback
$86.01

Ce livre commence par des statistiques afin de presenter des faits concrets: Viennent ensuite les chapitres presentant...  Read More >>

Death Customs

Death Customs

Author: Bendann
ISBN: 9780415604796
Format: Paperback
$62.99

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The Palaeolithic Origins of Human Burial

The Palaeolithic Origins of Human Burial

Author: Paul Pettitt
ISBN: 9780415354899
Format: Hardback
$305.00

The Palaeolithic Origins of Human Burial offers an engaging contribution to the debate on modern human origins....  Read More >>

The Palaeolithic Origins of Human Burial

The Palaeolithic Origins of Human Burial

Author: Paul Pettitt
ISBN: 9780415354905
Format: Paperback
$83.99

The Palaeolithic Origins of Human Burial offers an engaging contribution to the debate on modern human origins....  Read More >>

Ritual, Belief and the Dead in Early Modern Britain and Ireland

Ritual, Belief and the Dead in Early Modern Britain...

Author: Sarah Tarlow (University of Wales, Lampeter University of Leicester University of Wales, Lampeter University of Wales, Lampeter University of Wales, Lampeter University of Wales, Lampeter)
ISBN: 9786613579867
Format: Electronic book text
$285.12

Drawing on archaeological, historical, theological, scientific and folkloric sources, Sarah Tarlow's interdisciplinary...  Read More >>

Death and Dying: End-Of-Life Controversies

Death and Dying: End-Of-Life Controversies

Author: Sandra M Alters
ISBN: 9781414463056
Format: Paperback
$153.12

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Unsafe Motherhood: Mayan Maternal Mortality and Subjectivity in Post-War Guatemala

Unsafe Motherhood: Mayan Maternal Mortality and Subjectivity...

Author: Nicole S. Berry
ISBN: 9781845457525
Format: Hardback
$269.10

Since 1987, when the global community first recognized the high frequency of women in developing countries dying...  Read More >>

Death in War and Peace: A History of Loss and Grief in England, 1914-1970

Death in War and Peace: A History of Loss and Grief...

Author: Pat Jalland (Professor of History, Australian National University)
ISBN: 9780199265510
Format: Hardback
$216.00

The history of death is a vital part of human history, and a study of dying and grief takes us to the heart of any...  Read More >>

Boneyards: Detroit Under Ground

Boneyards: Detroit Under Ground

Author: Richard Bak
ISBN: 9780814333532
Format: Hardback
$71.50

From the earliest burial mounds to today's simple street shrines, Boneyards: Detroit Under Ground reveals how Metro...  Read More >>

Personal Identity and Resurrection: How Do We Survive Our Death?

Personal Identity and Resurrection: How Do We Survive...

Author: Georg Gasser
ISBN: 9781409404934
Format: Hardback
$315.00

In Personal Identity and Resurrection, leading philosophers and theologians present an indispensable resource for...  Read More >>

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