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Dangerous Voices
By: Holst-Warhaft, Gail
Published by: Routledge

Holst-Warhaft investigates the power and meaning of the Greek lament, especially women's mourning of the dead, in Antiquity as well as in modern times. more...

Price: $47.95

The Dead Beat
By: Johnson, Marilyn
Published by: Harper Collins

Marilyn Johnson was enthralled by the remarkable lives that were marching out of this world—so she sought out the best obits in the English language and the people who spent their lives writing about the dead. She surveyed the darkest corners of Internet chat rooms, and made a pilgrimage to London to savor the most caustic and literate obits of all. Now she leads us on a compelling journey into the cult and culture behind the obituary page and the unusual lives we don't quite appreciate until they're gone. more...

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Dealing with Death
By: Green, Jennifer; Green, Michael
Published by: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

‘This handbook forms a very comprehensive study of dealing with death, which will be of use to all those involved in end of life care.’. – Lucy Sutton, National Council for Palliative Care. Dealing with Death is a comprehensive and authoritative source of information for professionals on the procedures, laws and cultural customs that should be observed when someone dies. This completely updated and expanded second edition takes into account the recent changes in UK law and the impact of the Harold Shipman and Alder Hey enquiries. Clear guidance is provided on all the legal, technical and forensic procedures surrounding death, including: medical certification of cause of death; coroner’s enquiries; autopsy; organ and tissue donation; burial and cremation; exhumation. The authors give insights into a wide range of sensitive areas, such as dignified care for the dying and considerations for the bereaved, the particular issues that arise when a baby dies, and the appropriate handling of death from AIDS. Part 3 provides an overview of a wide range of cultural and religious death rites and the implications of religious beliefs on blood transfusions, terminal care and euthanasia. This professional handbook is a key text for coroners, lawyers, police, funeral directors and clergy, as well as healthcare professionals, palliative care workers, social care professionals and students. '' more...

Price: $75.00

Death and Philosophy
By: Malpas, J.E.; Solomon, Robert C.
Published by: Routledge

Death and Philosophy brings a rich and diverse array of philosophical, literary and aesthetic perspectives to bear on the theme of death. more...

Price: $41.95

Death in Fifteenth-Century Castile: Ideologies of the Elites
By: Vivanco, Laura
Published by: Boydell & Brewer

The theory of the three estates made clear distinctions between the functions of the two estates which comprised the elite of medieval society: the oradores (ecclesiastics) and the defensores (warriors or nobility). They had different lifestyles, clothing and ways of thinking about life. more...

Price: $85.00

Death Is That Man Taking Names
By: Burt, Robert
Published by: University of California Press

The American culture of death changed radically in the 1970s. For terminal illnesses, hidden decisions by physicians were rejected in favor of rational self-control by patients asserting their "right to die"--initially by refusing medical treatment and more recently by physician-assisted suicide. more...

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Death's Dominion
By: Woods, Simon
Published by: Open University Press

This book looks at death and the issues and ethical dilemmas faced at the end of life. It addresses the central issues in the field such as withholding and withdrawing treatment, euthanasia and assisted suicide, terminal sedation and CPR (Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation) and palliative care. The author also speculated about how things might develop in the future, exploring life extension techniques and some of the problems that these might raise. This book will appeal to undergraduate and postgraduate students, and professionals with an interest in death dying and ethical issues at end of life. more...

Price: $42.88

Death, Burial and Commemoration in Ireland, 1550-1650
By: Tait, C.
Published by: Palgrave Macmillan, Ltd.

This book is the first detailed examination of death in early modern Ireland. It deals with the process of dying, the conduct of funerals, the arrangement of burials, the private and public commemoration of the dead, and ideas about the afterlife. It further considers ways in which the living fashioned ceremonies of death and the reputations of the dead to support their own ends. It will be of interest to those concerned with Irish history and death studies generally. more...

Price: $95.00

Death, Burial and Rebirth in the Religions of Antiquity
By: Davies, Jon
Published by: Routledge

Jon Davies charts the significance of death to the emerging religious cults in the pre-Christian and early Christian world. He also draws on the sociological theory of Max Weber to present a comprehensive introduction to the subject. more...

Price: $40.95

Death, Dying and Loss in the 21st Century
By: Kellehear, Allan (ed.)
Published by: eContent Management, Pty Ltd

Some 30 years ago, death was a source of embarrassment, dying was frequently viewed as medical failure, and grief was something you were expected to ‘get over' as quickly as possible. The so-called ‘taboo' on death has slowly turned upside down. more...

Price: $99.00

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