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The Changing Face of Death: Historical Accounts of Death and Disposal

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The Changing Face of Death: Historical Accounts of Death and Disposal - Howarth, Glennys (Editor), and Jupp, Peter C. (Editor)
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The taboo on death is at last breaking down. There is far greater receptivity to informed discussion about death and dying. Dying with dignity is one major issue: euthanasia and the 'natural death movement' are the latest stages in a debate first stimulated by the hospice movement. Media treatment of the bereaved, especially after disasters, has attracted some adverse criticism, yet after the decline of traditional customs of mourning, people seek new models of acceptable behaviour at a time of death. The book argues that ...

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The Changing Face of Death: Historical Accounts of Death and Disposal 1997, Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke

ISBN-13: 9780333638637

Hardcover

The Changing Face of Death: Historical Accounts of Death and Disposal 1997, Palgrave MacMillan, London

ISBN-13: 9781349253029

1997 edition

Trade paperback

The Changing Face of Death: Historical Accounts of Death and Disposal 1997, Palgrave MacMillan, New York, NY

ISBN-13: 9780312164034

1997 edition

Hardcover