Grave
«Beautifully written and filled with empathy and insight, Grave is a rumination over the how and why of human burial, complete with a slew of little known historical tidbits pulled together from years of the author’s fascination with the topic. It should be considered essential reading for anyone interested in funerary history, especially in the United States.»
Paul Koudounaris, author of Heavenly Bodies, Memento Mori, and Empire of Death: A Cultural History o
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Detaljer
- Forlag
- Bloomsbury Academic USA
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 168
- ISBN
- 9781501383656
- Utgivelsesår
- 2023
- Format
- 17 x 12 cm
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«Beautifully written and filled with empathy and insight, Grave is a rumination over the how and why of human burial, complete with a slew of little known historical tidbits pulled together from years of the author’s fascination with the topic. It should be considered essential reading for anyone interested in funerary history, especially in the United States.»
Paul Koudounaris, author of Heavenly Bodies, Memento Mori, and Empire of Death: A Cultural History o
«A thorough, insightful survey of the past, present, and future of the grave, and how humanity has grappled with the many problems and possibilities it represents. With compassion and an uncommon eye for detail, Allison Meier examines how the grave has functioned as a site of social inequality for centuries, and how a mixture of new technology and a revival of older practices may enliven cemeteries as sites of renewed community meaning.»
Bess Lovejoy, author of Rest in Pieces: The Curious Fates of Famous Corpses (2016)