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010 _a 2007015264
020 _a9781594514548 (alk. paper)
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100 1 _aStearns, Peter N.
245 1 0 _aRevolutions in sorrow :
_bthe American experience of death in global perspective /
_cby Peter N. Stearns.
260 _aBoulder, CO :
_bParadigm Publishers,
_cc2007.
300 _axii, 201 p. ;
_c23 cm.
490 1 _aU.S. history in international perspective
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aIntroduction: 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.
650 0 _aDeath
_xSocial aspects.
650 0 _aDeath
_xSocial aspects
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aDeath
_xSocial aspects
_vCross-cultural studies.
650 0 _aSocial change.
856 4 1 _zTable of contents only
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0716/2007015264.html
949 _aHQ1073 .S74 2007
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963 _aLaura Esterman; phone: 303-587-6455; email: laura.esterman@comcast.net; bc: diannee@paradigmpublishers.com
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