Beyond the good death : the anthropology of modern dying /

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Exploring the shaping of modern end-of-life experiences by medical, demographic, and cultural trends, James Green provides an important interpretation of the political nature of death and of the ways in which Americans react when death is at hand for themselves or for those they care about.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Green, James W.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2008.
Colección:EBL-Schweitzer
Temas:
Funeral rites and ceremonies > United States.
Death > Psychological aspects.
Death > Social aspects > United States.
Funérailles > Rites et cérémonies > États-Unis.
Mort > Aspect psychologique.
Mort > Aspect social > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Death > Psychological aspects
Death > Social aspects
Funeral rites and ceremonies
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Exploring the shaping of modern end-of-life experiences by medical, demographic, and cultural trends, James Green provides an important interpretation of the political nature of death and of the ways in which Americans react when death is at hand for themselves or for those they care about.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (258 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-253) and index.
ISBN:9780812202076
0812202074

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