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Revolutions in sorrow : the American experience of death in global perspective / by Peter N. Stearns.

By: Series: Publication details: Boulder, CO : Paradigm Publishers, c2007.Description: xii, 201 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781594514548 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306.90973 22
LOC classification:
  • HQ1073 .S74 2007
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction: Why death? Why the United States? -- Traditional patterns of death -- New emotions and rituals in death : the United States and western society -- The administration of death in the nineteenth century -- The death revolution in western society and its global implications -- Death as taboo : the U.S. case -- The comparative context : global patterns of change -- From personal death to social policies -- Abortion disputes and contemporary death culture -- The death penalty and its enemies : new global divisions -- Contemporary war and contemporary death -- Conclusion.
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Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks HQ1073 .S74 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001028504

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Why death? Why the United States? -- Traditional patterns of death -- New emotions and rituals in death : the United States and western society -- The administration of death in the nineteenth century -- The death revolution in western society and its global implications -- Death as taboo : the U.S. case -- The comparative context : global patterns of change -- From personal death to social policies -- Abortion disputes and contemporary death culture -- The death penalty and its enemies : new global divisions -- Contemporary war and contemporary death -- Conclusion.

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