Sociology: death & dying books

Suicidology is the study of suicide and its prevention. This book contains chapters on the history and development...  Read More >>

This volume presents 38 papers exploring areas such as the historical, social and psychodynamic aspects of suicide;...  Read More >>

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Emphasizes that death occurs to us as unique individuals living within particular sociocultural settings. This title...  Read More >>

Based on the Thomas More Lectures John Dunne delivered at Yale University in 1971, Time and Myth analyses man's...  Read More >>

""A physical, psychological, and spiritual transition that can bring with it the potential for great personal growth...  Read More >>

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A classic work on the fascinating subject of traditional wakes in Ireland.  Read More >>

This novel is the diary of a thoughtful man facing the imminent prospect of death and trying to find the meaning...  Read More >>

G.K. Chesterton was one of few who understood the false theory and dangerous ethics behind the popular eugenics...  Read More >>

""We are quick to talk about the miracle of life when an infant enters this world. I believe the miracle of death...  Read More >>

A provocative rethinking of the intersection of death, technology, and disability, for a better life.  Read More >>

Life lessons from those who have survived cardiac arrest and clinical death, from the author of Critical.   Read More >>

How does pop culture shape what we think and feel about suicide? This vital new book explores the ethics, aesthetics...  Read More >>

From freedom of movement to customs-free commerce, two experts show how the AfCFTA could transform African economies...  Read More >>

""We are quick to talk about the miracle of life when an infant enters this world. I believe the miracle of death...  Read More >>

This book shows how dying is a management problem for hospitals, occupying space but few billable encounters and...  Read More >>

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Naomi Westerman was an anthropology student studying death rituals when her whole family died, turning death from...  Read More >>

Charles Rice argues that we can build a culture of life, and shows that the culture of death is itself dying. A...  Read More >>

First published in 1992, Women and Attempted Suicide suggests that two factors have contributed to this failure...  Read More >>

This volume examines the lives and deaths of six German composers: Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert, Johannes...  Read More >>