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ISBN: 9780415182928 - Beyond the Body Beyond the Body
Hallam, Elizabeth; Hockey, Jenny; Howarth, Glennys

ISBN10: 9780203982174  ISBN13: 9780203982174
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Routledge
Format: Electronic Book
Beyond the Body presents a new and sophisticated approach to death, dying and bereavement, and the sociology of the body. The authors challenge existing theories that put the body at the centre of identity. They go 'beyond the body' to highlight... More

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ISBN: 9780415034838 - Human Sacrifice in Ancient Greece Human Sacrifice in Ancient Greece

ISBN10: 9780203032831  ISBN13: 9780203032831
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Format: Electronic Book

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ISBN: 9780203883600 - Shame of Death, Grief, and Trauma Shame of Death, Grief, and Trauma
Kauffman, Jeffrey

ISBN10: 9780203883600  ISBN13: 9780203883600
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Routledge
Format: Electronic Book
The Shame of Death presents a collection of unique and insightful essays sharing the common theme that shame is the central psychological and moral force in understanding death and mourning. More

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ISBN: 9780415927987 - Dying Right Dying Right
Hillyard, Daniel; Dombrink, John

ISBN10: 9780203902554  ISBN13: 9780203902554
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Routledge
Format: Electronic Book
Dying Right provides an overview of the Death With Dignity movement, a history of how and why Oregon legalized physician-assisted suicide, and an analysis of the future of physician-assisted suicide. Engaging the question of how to balance a... More

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ISBN: 9780521694292 - Social History of Dying Social History of Dying
Kellehear, Allan

ISBN10: 9780511292293  ISBN13: 9780511292293
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Electronic Book
Our experiences of dying have been shaped by ancient ideas about death and social responsibility at the end of life. From Stone Age ideas about dying as otherworld journey to the contemporary Cosmopolitan Age of dying in nursing homes... More

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ISBN: 9781405101837 - Brief History of Death Brief History of Death
Davies, Douglas

ISBN10: 9780470777046  ISBN13: 9780470777046
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Wiley-Blackwell
Format: Electronic Book
The act of death itself and the rituals surrounding it vary enormously and shed a fascinating light on the cultures of which they are a part. In this brief and lively history, Douglas Davies – internationally acknowledged as one of the... More

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ISBN: 9780415435772 - War, Peace and Hegemony in a Globalized World War, Peace and Hegemony in a Globalized World
Chari, Chandra

ISBN10: 9780203946640  ISBN13: 9780203946640
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Routledge
Format: Electronic Book
This book focuses on how the US could adapt its foreign policy initiatives to fit in with the growing aspirations of a multipolar world for a more balanced international order. Written by leading scholars, such as Joseph Nye, Eric Hobsbawm and... More

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ISBN: 9780125931304 - Living and Dying in the USA Living and Dying in the USA
Rogers, Richard G ; Hummer, Robert A ; Nam, Charles B

ISBN10: 9780080535555  ISBN13: 9780080535555
Publisher: Elsevier Science Academic Press
Format: Electronic Book
The simplicity of using one data set in addressing the relationship of single variables to mortality distinguishes Living and Dying in the USA from other recent investigations of mortality. The authors use the recently released National Health... More

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ISBN: 9780387095240 - New Perspectives on Human Sacrifice and Ritual Body Treatments in Ancient Maya Society New Perspectives on Human Sacrifice and Ritual Body Treatments in Ancient Maya Society
9780387488714

ISBN10: 9780387488714  ISBN13: 9780387488714
Publisher: Springer
Format: Electronic Book

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ISBN: 9781403946966 - Grief in Wartime Grief in Wartime

ISBN10: 9780230801431  ISBN13: 9780230801431
Publisher: Palgrave Trade
Format: Electronic Book